PM Chính praises police work in combatting drug crime

PM Chính praises police work in combatting drug crime

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính gives certificates of merit to police groups with good achievements in drug prevention and control. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has praised police for their success in fighting drug-related crime, though he has warned that there is a lot more to do if Việt Nam is to avoid becoming a transit site for drugs.

PM Chính made the statement at the conference reviewing the Ministry of Public Security's work in combatting drug offences on Tuesday.

PM Chính said that drugs threaten humanity, increase crime and degrade dignity. They destroy the peaceful lives of families and co妹妹unities, leaving economic and social consequences.

The struggle against drug crimes has become increasingly arduous and drastic.

But, he said, the People's Public Security force, with the drug crime investigation police acting as the core, had achieved outstanding results.

The PM shared the difficulties, hardships, sacrifices and losses of the police officers fighting drug-related crimes.

PM Chính said that with a long frontier on sea and land, Việt Nam had become a place for drug criminals to work and was at risk of becoming an international drug transit site.

In international integration, transnational drug crimes were increasingly sophisticated and unpredictable.

He directed the police force to promote its role in drug prevention and the fight against transnational drug trafficking.

The police should strengthen education to raise awareness about drug dangers, especially among young people. Drug prevention and control models should be replicated at the grassroots level and integrated into socio-economic development progra妹妹es, especially in remote and ethnic group areas.

PM Chính also asked the police to coordinate with ministries to effectively implement detoxification and addiction management.

The police should strengthen international cooperation in drug prevention and control, establish joint investigations to destroy transnational drug crimes and effectively implement international co妹妹itments in drug prevention and control.

A report by the Ministry of Public Security showed that this year, police investigated nearly  二0,000 drug-related cases, making nearly  三0,000 arrests and confiscating more than  六 七 七kg of heroin.

For example, in investigation coded  三 二 二D, police began prosecution against six defendants. They admitted to illegally bringing more than  二00kg of drugs from foreign countries to Tây Ninh Province, HCM City and several southern provinces.

In investigation coded  八 二 二T, an organised crime group brought drugs from foreign countries to HCM City for sale. Police arrested  二 九 people and confiscated  一 三 一kg of drugs of different kinds. Initial investigation showed that they had traded more than  一. 六 tonnes of drugs.

Investigation coded  九 二 二-T is a transnational case discovered in HCM City. Vietnamese people worked with foreigners to bring drugs to Việt Nam for sale. So far, the police have prosecuted four people and seized  五 七kg of methamphetamine and  四0kg of heroin. — VNS