In the afternoon of April 12, border guards of Chop border guard Detachment detained a Ukrainian who wanted to reach EU illegally.

The border guard detail spotted a stranger secretly making his way around Uzhhorod border crossing point. Subsequently, law enforcement officers detained a man 50 meters from the border. He did not have any documents with him, but was claiming to be a citizen of Ukraine.

During writing the protocol on an administrative offense, law enforcement officers found that during the last two weeks the person had been detained for the fourth time in an attempt to cross the border illegally. He had previously tried to get to Hungary, Slovakia and Romania illegally.

From now on, the fate of the “recidivist” will be determined by the court.