At around 2 p.m. on Saturday, police received a report that a possible killing had taken place in Valga on Friday night.

A 17-year-old, a 19-year-old, and a 15-year-old were detained on Saturday.

Police found the body of a 37-year-old man in Pedeli Lake after a search.

Urmas Solovjov, duty officer of the South Prefecture, said police began gathering information and establishing the circumstances immediately after receiving the report of the serious crime.

"We simultaneously began activities to identify and detain suspects and to locate the possible victim. We detained those suspected of the crime within a few hours and continued searching for the possible body. As it was known that the body might be in the lake, we involved divers, who found the body that same evening," he said.

The circumstances are being clarified, including whether the perpetrators and the victim were acquainted, the police said.

Tamar Tamm, head of the Southeast police station, said the suspects were apprehended quickly because all of them come from troubled families and have long been known to law enforcement.

This is the latest of several murders committed in the border city.

Police say crime is increasing, particularly among young people. Officers say that one of the problems is that parents do not monitor what their children take with them to school or training.

Law enforcement officials still consider Valga a safe city and promise to send more patrols to the border area.

This article was updated with additional information about the case and comments from Tamar Tamm.

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