VietNamNet Bridge – Mong Cai City police in the northern province of Quang Ninh stopped seven Chinese nationals from illegally entering Vietnam and moving to Cambodia to gamble, reported vov.vn online newspaper.

Mong Cai City police arrest seven Chinese nationals illegally entering Vietnam to gamble. — Photo vov.vn

The Chinese nationals were handed over to the police by a local border guard.

According to the border guard, on March 15, functional forces of the joint-control station at Dan Tien Port in Mong Cai City noticed seven Chinese nationals illegally entering the country through the border. They were travelling in a car with the registration number 14B-01732 along the Mong Cai-Ha Long route. They were apprehended while going through the declaration procedure at the joint-control station.

According to the initial testimony at the police station, the Chinese nationals were asked to enter Vietnam by two persons living in HCM City: Ngo Vuong (in District 10) and Huynh Ngoc Tuyen (in BinhThanh District). They were directed to enter Quang Ninh Province and then move to HCM City to go to Cambodia to gamble.

Police said there had been cases of groups of Chinese tourists illegally entering Vietnam through the Quang Ninh border and then moving to HCM City to go to Cambodia for gambling.

Mong Cai City police are investigating the case further and handling it in accordance with the Vietnamese law.

Source: VNS