Lithuanian border guards have found another unfinished tunnel believed to have been intended for migrants to enter the country from Belarus, the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) said on Wednesday.
On Sunday evening, officers from the Kapciamiestis border station of the Varena border district used vibration sensors to detect suspected digging activity near the village of Pertakas in the Lazdijai district.
At the site, the border between Belarus and Lithuania is marked by a stream. The border fence is therefore located further inside Lithuanian territory.
After spotting the approaching border guards, around 20 foreign nationals fled back into Belarusian territory, VSAT said.
The officers then found an unfinished tunnel about 11 metres long. It was designed to pass under the patrol path further into Lithuanian territory. Logs believed to have been intended for structural support, excavated sand and buckets were found at the site.
