In Bukovina, three violators and a guide who attempted to smuggle them into the neighboring country outside of the BCPs were detained.

Operatives of Chernivtsi Border Guard Detachment received information about preparations for illegal border crossing from Ukraine to Romania in the area of «Krasnoyilsk» division.

A resident of Chernivtsi and two residents of Ivano-Frankivsk regions arranged with a local resident to secretly escort them to the neighboring country. Each paid 5500 euros for this service.

However, the journey of the «tourist» group was stopped by border guards near the state border line.

Protocols for administrative offenses were drawn up against the detainees.

Regarding the organizer of the illegal border crossing, a notification of the discovery of signs of a criminal offense was sent to law enforcement agencies. Information has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations.