Thailand hands over 27 Vietnamese fishermen
VOV.VN - After being held for a year, 27 Vietnamese fisherman who were arrested while fishing illegally in Thai waters were handed back to the Vietnam Embassy after successful talks with the local authorities in the Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.
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Other fishermen were kept temporarily in Songkla Province, for further investigation.
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Nguyen Hai Ngoc, a representative from the Vietnam Embassy, said that since 2016, Thai coast guards have arrested 86 Vietnamese fishermen for illegally fishing on Thai waters.
The 27 fishermen are now in good health and are in contact with their families at home.The Embassy has completed procedures to send them home next week.
