Border guards operating in Lang Son province have successfully seized 27 Vietnamese citizens after detecting them attempting to illegally enter the country from China.

25 Vietnamese nationals are arrested for illegally entering Vietnam 

The main group, made up of 25 Vietnamese nationals, were caught at 20:30 on August 4 at national border in Na Han village of Tan Thanh commune, in addition to another location at national border in Kho Da village of Tan My commune in Van Lang district. At the time of their arrest the party was in the process of attempting to illegally enter the country.

The arrested people include 14 men and 11 women from across the north of the nation, including Bak Kan, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, and Thanh Hoa.

Upon being questioned by police, the Vietnamese nationals admitted to illegally leaving the country from 2019 through the northern border in order to work in Guangdong and Fujian provinces in China.

In addition to these arrests, a woman and her child were also apprehended on August 5 by police as they were trying to illegally enter the nation at national border milestone in Kho Da village.

Following their detection, each individual has undergone a heath examination before being immediately transferred to concentrated quarantine facilities in line with regulations.