34 Chinese nationals arrested for illegally entering Vietnam

This comes after police officers in Chau Doc city stopped a suspicious 16-seater vehicle on March 7 and discovered 13 Chinese men smuggled inside. When asked for identification by the police, the individuals were unable to present their documents.

On the same day, local authorities of Tan Chau town also detected two cars carrying a total of 14 Chinese nationals, all of whom were preparing to illegally exit Vietnam in order to enter Cambodia.

A similar case was detected at Con Tien area in Chau Phu A ward on March 4 with police forces in Chau Doc successfully capturing 7 Chinese citizens who were attempting to cross the border into Cambodia.

All of the arrested 34 Chinese people confessed to illegally entering the country to move to Cambodia for the purpose of employment.

Immediately after their discovery, each of the Chinese nationals was put into quarantine at health centres before they are handled in accordance with the law.

Moving forward, a further investigation into the cases is now underway.