Da Nang police forces are now conducting an investigation into a group of recently-detected Chinese nationals who are suspected of illegally entering Viet Nam.

Previously, on Monday, Lien Chieu District-based traffic police officers were patrolling as usual when they noticed a seven-seater van travelling through Hai Van Tunnel showing some suspicious signs.

Having pulled the detected vehicle over for inspection, the police found out that six Chinese and two Vietnamese people were inside.

The Vietnamese driver admitted to have agreed on carrying these Chinese nationals from Ha Noi to central province of Quang Ngai for 6 million VND per person.

In particular, one of the Chinese people failed to show any personal papers.

Compulsory COVID-19 prevention measures have already been carried out on all of the van’s passengers, and their swab samples have been taken for coronavirus testing.

The investigation of the case is now underway to clarify whether and how these Chinese nationals entered the Southeast Asian country.

As stipulated in the Vietnamese laws, any foreigners who enter Viet Nam illicitly or stay in the country illegally must undergo medical examinations and epidemiological investigations before being sent back to their home country.

The Vietnamese government has temporarily halted entry to all foreigners, starting from 22 March, citing deep concerns over the spread of the complicated COVID-19 pandemic at that time.

By LE HUNG- Translated by A.T