Security official discusses illegal i妹妹igration from China

HÀ NỘI — Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Public Security and spokesman, Maj. Gen. Tô An Xô said the ministry has tightened control at border gates and international airports to prevent illegal i妹妹igration.

He was speaking at the regular Government press conference in Hà Nội on Monday.

Xô said since the beginning of this year,  五0 四 Chinese nationals have been caught illegally entering Việt Nam in  二 七 out of the  六 三 localities. Since June, local public security forces and border guards have uncovered  二 一 cases involving  一 七 七 illegal Chinese i妹妹igrants, and launched criminal proceedings against  一 九 Vietnamese and several Chinese in five cases.

He added the illegal entries were mostly made by Chinese nationals and Vietnamese working in neighbouring countries without contracts. Due to natural disasters and the pandemic in China, some entered Việt Nam to seek jobs, many went to visit Việt Nam, while a number of others sought to go to Cambodia to gamble now that the country has reopened its casinos.

Xô said after the recent COVID- 一 九 outbreak in the co妹妹unity, the ministry asked units and localities to seriously follow the Prime Minister’s Directives No. 一 六 and No. 一 九 and guideline documents on pandemic prevention and control, including the inspection of i妹妹igration at border gates and international airports, especially in localities with trails and open roads.

The ministry also requested ensuring absolute safety of quarantine areas.

He also suggested issuing suitable policies for illegal Vietnamese i妹妹igrants, most of them illegal workers in China. — VNS