In April, May and June this year an average of 19 illegal mainland immigrants were apprehended daily, a rise of more than 300 % over the same period last year.
國防部指出，偷渡多選在每年三到九月，台灣沿海風浪較平靜時進行，例如今年四到六月底，平均每天捕獲的大陸偷渡，就有十九人之多，比去年同期增加三倍以上。