By Jason Pan / Staff reporterNational Immigration Agency (NIA) officials yesterday said they have broken up a child-smuggling ring where forged documents were allegedly used to bring Vietnamese children into Taiwan to work on farms in the nation’s central and southern regions. Investigators found that at least 17 Vietnamese children were involved in the case. NIA officials said the people obtained forged birth certificates produced in Vietnam at a cost of US$3,000 to US$7,000 each. One of the couples said they will fight the allegations, as the NIA said it would repatriate the children. “In Vietnam, these kids live in poverty and cannot eat three meals per day.

Source: Taipei Times May 26, 2017 16:05 UTC