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Foreigners arrested for illegal entry into Vietnam

Border guards in the northern border province of Cao Bang have arrested 15 foreigners for illegally entering Vietnam.
Foreigners arrested for illegal entry into Vietnam ảnh 1Foreigners arrested for illegal entry into Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Cao Bang (VNA) - Border guards in the northern borderprovince of Cao Bang have arrested 15 foreigners for illegally enteringVietnam.

At 5:55pm on August 16, upon being informed of the appearance ofstrangers in Khuoi Ky hamlet, the border guard post in Dam Thuy commune, TrungKhanh district, sent a patrol out in pursuit and arrested 13 people of foreignnationality. Two other foreigners were arrested the following day.

The detainees said they came to Vietnam illegally to work for companiesowned by Chinese nationals in Hanoi, central Quang Nam province, and severalsouthern provinces. Thirteen had come from Fujian province and two fromGuangxi.

The border guard post took the detainees to a quarantine zone at DamThuy’s medical centre, in line with COVID-19 prevention and controlregulations./.
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