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Three defendants jailed for organising illegal border crossing

The People’s Court in the northern border province of Cao Bang sentenced three men to prison with terms ranging from four to five years on the charge of “organising illegal exit” at a trial on May 26.​
Three defendants jailed for organising illegal border crossing ảnh 1The three defendants at the trial (Photo: VNA) 

Cao Bang (VNA)- The People’s Court in the northern border province of Cao Bang sentencedthree men to prison with terms ranging from four to five years on the charge of“organising illegal exit” at a trial on May 26.

According to theindictment, on November 10, 2020, the three defendants, all from Pac Rinh ward,Quang Trung commune, Trung Khanh district, used motorbikes to take fiveCambodian women from Tra Linh town to the border area in Bao Bien hamlet of TriPhuong commune (Trung Khanh district) with the intention of crossing the borderillegally.

They were stopped anddetained by local police and border guards.

The trial was held atthe inter-provincial bus terminal to raise local people’s awareness about entryand exit regulations./.

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