Phnom Penh (FN), May 23 – The Ministry of the Interior's General Department of Immigration has sent 1,000 foreigners of 35 nationalities back to their countries, according to Ouk Hai Sila, head of the investigation department on Tuesday.

“Beginning January 2017 until today, we have deported 1,025 foreigners of 35 nationalities," stated Ouk Hai Sila.

“The majority were Vietnamese," he added.

The number of arrestees in 2017 was reduced if compared to the same period last year.

Most of the deportees were arrested for illegally settling in the country.
=FRESH NEWS