Eight Chinese Nationals Suspected of Arriving Near Darwin by Boat

The Australian Border Force says it cannot comment on ‘operational matters.’

An Australian customs patrol boat board a suspected illegal fishing boat near Darwin, Australia, on April 7, 2006. Australian Customs Service/Getty Images

Eight suspected illegal boat arrivals have been discovered by workers in the Northern Territory.

Reports suggest the workers first found a group of six Chinese nationals near the remote Indigenous Arnhem Land township of Maningrida on May 27.