MANDALAY-The Myanmar Embassy in Beijing released a statement that the Shanghai Maritime Bureau arrested seven Myanmar sailors working on Hong Yi ship near the Jetty in Shanghai on April 28th for smuggling.

The Myanmar embassy in Beijing is now coordinating with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provincial security departments, police departments and detention camps over the arrests of Myanmar sailors.

There have been cases in which Myanmar sailors were arrested in China as they worked on ships carrying illegal goods, according to a statement released by the Myanmar embassy in Beijing. 

Most of the Myanmar seamen were arrested for various reasons in China because they worked on the vessels carrying illegal goods. 

There are 74 Myanmar sailors arrested in China for smuggling.

Those detainee Myanmar sailors are in 18 detention centers including the prisons in the eight provinces in China.

Moreover, their health conditions are stable.

The embassy has urged Myanmar sailors, shipping agencies and relevant organizations to launch educational campaigns and distribute notices for sailors against working on ships carrying illegal goods.