article_snippet: At Terespol station, on the border between Poland and Belarus, A French pensioner was found by immigration officials, who immediately arrested the couple.
article_snippet: Despite this, the arrests were deemed valid because the couple had attempted to avoid border controls, which is a criminal offence.
article_snippet: the couple had risked a three-year jail sentence by attempting to evade border control.
article_snippet: the couple were eventually released after questioning and were allowed to carry on with the couple journey.
highlights_snippet: wife was found by a border guard in Poland and the pair were arrested .
  