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Over 1200 illegal immigrants arrested in China

Another 48 were captured in Hong Kong, but police gave no details of their nationalities, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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China, China Turtle, China turtle killed, turtle slaughter, china turtle killing investigation, china investigation, turtle death investigation, China Turtle death, china news, indian express news More than 1,200 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Hong Kong and China’s Guangdong Province since the Spring Festival, police said on Thursday. (Representational Image)

More than 1,200 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Hong Kong and China’s Guangdong Province since the Spring Festival, police said on Thursday. A total of 1,178 people, all nationals of Southeast Asian countries, were arrested for trying to enter Guangdong without legal permits, provincial border police said.

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Another 48 were captured in Hong Kong, but police gave no details of their nationalities, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Most of the immigrants were apprehended at bus and railway stations, ports and work places such as construction sites or factories, police added.

Police in Guangdong and Hong Kong have strengthened cooperation at borders to curb illegal immigration.

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