Nghe An Provincial Party Secretary calls on people to fight against drug abuse

On the evening of June 23, in Vinh City, the Ministry of Public Security coordinated with the People's Committee of Nghe An Province to organize a rally in response to the Month of Action against Drugs; International Day and National Day against Drugs on June 26.

Attending the ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam - Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drug and Prostitution Prevention and Control; Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security; Comrade Truong Quoc Cuong - Deputy Minister of Health...

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee...

Delegates attending the rally. Photo: Duc Anh

The origin of crime

This year’s anti-drug action month begins on June 1 with the theme “Think before you start”. According to Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong, drug-related evils and crimes are becoming a serious concern of the world, causing extremely serious consequences in terms of economy, politics, culture and society. This is the cause and origin of crime, degrading personality, dignity, and destroying moral values ​​and fine cultural traditions of nations.

“Due to many reasons, the situation of crime and drug abuse in our country is still complicated and serious. The amount of drugs transported from abroad into our country is still large, the number of addicts continues to increase, the rate of relapse is high. Recently, there has been a situation of addicts wandering in society, causing violations of the law, causing anxiety and frustration among the people,” said the Deputy Minister of Public Security at the ceremony.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong speaks at the rally. Photo: Duc Anh

According to Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong, to reduce drug abuse, it requires Party committees, authorities at all levels and all people to have high determination and perseverance...

At the rally, the Deputy Minister of Public Security requested units and localities to direct specialized forces to coordinate with relevant forces to effectively carry out a number of key tasks such as thoroughly implementing the motto of taking prevention as the main focus, limiting the emergence of new addicts. Strengthening propaganda and education activities on the harmful effects of drugs, focusing on propaganda for young people, pupils and students.

Proactively grasp the situation, prevent and fight against Vietnam from becoming a drug production, gathering and transit area. Focus on eliminating hotspots and transforming complicated drug areas. Strictly manage medical facilities in the business and treatment of addictive drugs. Grasp the situation of addicts. Gradually perfect the system of legal documents on drug prevention and control...

Provincial Party Secretary calls on people to fight against drug abuse

Speaking at the ceremony, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh said that the Party Committees and authorities at all levels of Nghe An province always identify drug prevention and control as an important, urgent and regular task. With the strong leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee of the province and the synchronous and strong participation of the entire political system, drug prevention and control work in the area has achieved many important results. Many areas with complicated drug problems have been transformed...

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

However, Nghe An is currently still one of the localities assessed by the Government and the Ministry of Public Security as having complicated drug problems. Drug smuggling from abroad into Nghe An has not been completely prevented. The number of drug addicts is still high. The use of synthetic drugs, crystal meth, stimulants, and hallucinogens, leading to illegal behavior, tends to increase and spread among young people, affecting security and order in the area. Crime and drug abuse are becoming extremely complicated, posing many great challenges, requiring the efforts and cooperation of the entire political system and all classes of people.

Also at the ceremony, the Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee called on every citizen to continue raising awareness of the dangers of drugs; actively fight and denounce drug crimes and evils. Grandparents, parents, and teachers should be shining examples to educate and guide their children and students to understand and stay away from drugs.

“Those who have been and are slaves to drugs, please wake up and give up drugs, become useful people for the community. In particular, I express my belief and hope that the youth - the future owners of the country and the province, with their understanding, courage and wisdom will stay away from all temptations of drug abuse”, Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh emphasized.

Awarding certificates of merit to groups and individuals with outstanding achievements. Photo: Duc Anh

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam acknowledged and praised the Ministry of Public Security and Nghe An province for coordinating the organization of this ceremony, and also acknowledged and thanked the forces involved in the drug prevention work. Especially the soldiers who are facing danger at this moment, many of whom have lost their lives.

“Drugs are a danger and a problem for the whole world. There are currently 275 million people in the world who use and are dependent on drugs. The number of drugs in various forms is constantly increasing. Despite great efforts, Vietnam still has over 230,000 drug addicts with records, but in reality, this number is much higher. Although the number of addicts is lower than the world average, drugs continue to be a great danger, requiring more determination and effort from all levels and sectors,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Comrade Vu Duc Dam speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

“Drug addiction is one of the shortest paths to crime. Let us strive to have no new drug addicts. Let us strive to provide the necessary support for those who are already addicted to drugs, and together help the authorities fight against drug crimes,” the Deputy Prime Minister called at the ceremony.

In the first 6 months of 2019, the authorities nationwide cracked down on 12,285 cases, arrested nearly 20,000 subjects, seized 675 kg of heroin, 507 kg of ketamine, 4,625 kg of synthetic drugs and 131 kg of cocaine. Meanwhile, strictly implementing the Government's direction on the Month of Action against Drugs, from June 1, 2019, Nghe An launched a peak period of drug prevention and control in the whole province. After 3 weeks of implementation, the authorities discovered and arrested 86 drug-related crimes, seizing more than 40 kg of drugs of all kinds.