Six detained for illegally entering Vietnam from Laos
Six Vietnamese citizens have been detained for illegally entering Vietnam from Laos through the Bo Y International Border Gate in the central highlands province of Kon Tum.
The six including five men and a woman aged between 21-49 told the police that they returned from Laos and wanted to go back to their hometown in the central province of Nghe An.
The group were detained and sent to a local quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention.
Authorities in Kon Tum have recently intensified control over the border lines to prevent illegal crossings which are predicted to rise ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Six Vietnamese citizens were detained for illegally entering Vietnam from Laos through the Bo Y International Border Gate in Kon Tum Province on January 14.
According to local border officers, they found the six people while they were going through a forest in Bo Y Commune, Ngoc Hoi District on January 14.
The six including five men and a woman aged between 21-49 told the police that they returned from Laos and wanted to go back to their hometown in the central province of Nghe An.
The group were detained and sent to a local quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention.
Authorities in Kon Tum have recently intensified control over the border lines to prevent illegal crossings which are predicted to rise ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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