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More than 150 foreigners who tried
In Karelia, more than 150 foreigners with expired Russian visas were detained in a week. They moved to the Russian-Finnish border, said the press secretary of the head of the region Marina Kabatyuk in a conversation with RBC.
Details. According to Kabatyuk, most foreigners detained after the closure of four border points on the border of Russia and Finland, November 18.
Now all the detainees are in the "places of enforcement of citizens." They face a fine and deportation from Russia.
Context. After the closing of the four border posts on the border with Finland, the refugees began to go to the Vartius-Lutty checkpoint in Karelia. Then users of the Anti -Bester Kostomuksha group in Vkontakte talked about the queue of 52 people, and local residents announced the frequent thefts of bicycles.
What you need to know. On the night of November 18, Finland closed four border posts on the border with Russia, three of which are located on the territory of the Leningrad Region. In the evening of the same day, it became known about the temporary closure of the fifth
The checkpoint is Vartius.
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