Nghe An police arrested 2 subjects transporting more than 1000 drug pills on New Year's Eve

According to the assessment of Nghe An Provincial Police at the meeting on security and order situation on New Year's Eve and the first day of Lunar New Year Canh Ty 2020 on the afternoon of January 25, on the night of the 30th and the first day of Lunar New Year Canh Ty, the traffic volume was high, but due to proactively doing a good job of regulating and dividing traffic, the traffic order and safety situation before and after New Year's Eve were smooth, without congestion.

Police forces deployed to ensure security and order on New Year's Eve. Photo: archive

Nghe An Provincial Police have mobilized maximum forces and means to absolutely ensure the safety of the art program welcoming the Spring of Canh Ty 2020 at Ho Chi Minh Square, the fireworks display and other Tet and spring activities of the people in the area.

In addition, 35 working groups were deployed to inspect the implementation of the on-duty regime of officers and soldiers and to ensure security and order, and prevent violations related to fireworks on New Year's Eve; 239 officers and soldiers from the provincial Public Security Departments were sent to key areas of Vinh City to coordinate in preventing fireworks, ensuring security and order on New Year's Eve, determined not to let fireworks and violations related to fireworks occur in the area.

Nghe An Provincial Police at a meeting on security and order situation on New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year 2020. Photo: Xuan Bac

Professional units and police of districts and cities organized 24/7 armed patrols and control at key routes and areas and investigated and clarified 02 cases, 02 subjects illegally transporting and storing drugs, and seized 1,332 synthetic drug pills.

The Tet holiday is still long, in the whole province there are many spring activities, New Year celebrations, festivals taking place, Nghe An Provincial Police thoroughly instructed the Police of districts, cities and towns to continue to promote the implementation of the peak of the fight against crime, strengthen the work of grasping the situation, proactively prevent, attack, and suppress all types of crimes, especially crimes and social evils that often occur during Tet such as murder, intentional injury, robbery, snatching, theft, gambling, etc.

At the same time, implement the plans of the Provincial Police on police work during Tet.