Vietnam jails S. Koreans for people smuggling during pandemic

This picture taken and released on Feb 15, 2023 by the Vietnam News Agency shows South Korean and Vietnamese defendants at a trial for people smuggling in Danang. - AFP

HANOI (AFP): Vietnam has jailed four South Korean men for smuggling people into the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, police said Thursday (Feb 16).

Lee Kwan Yuong, 55, and Seo Yuong Jin, 50, were sentenced to 10 years in prison for "organising illegal entry into Vietnam", police in the central city of Danang said on their website.