Theywere discovered on July 30 by the border guards patrolling trails in Quang Ninhprovince.
Theyinclude ten women and six men who admitted illegally entering China previouslyvia trails in Lang Son, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces.
Theyhave all been given medical checks and put into quarantine in Mong Cai city.
Sincethe beginning of February, border guards discovered 187 cases with more than700 people involved in illegal immigration.
Policein southwestern Tay Ninh province, in coordination with the ImmigrationManagement Department, on July 30 also apprehended three Vietnamesecitizens and eight Chinese nationals trying to illegally enter Cambodia.
Theywere discovered at 1:45pm in two cars in Ben Cau district.
ThreeVietnamese citizens living in Tay Ninh province and HCM City admitted that theyhelped eight Chinese nationals who wanted to enter Cambodia from Vietnam.
Policehas transferred all of them to a local quarantine camp and also inspectedthe identities of the eight Chinese people and their movements in Vietnam./.