Nghe An police launched a high-profile campaign to attack and suppress crime.

From 8:00 a.m. on December 16, 2018 to February 15, 2019, the Director of Nghe An Provincial Police Department issued an order for the Police of all units and localities to simultaneously launch a peak campaign to attack and suppress crime, ensuring security and order before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2019.

Following the order to deploy, the Police of units and localities will mobilize maximum forces and means, apply synchronously and drastically professional measures to strongly combat and suppress all types of crimes, ensuring security and order for the people. At the same time, the Provincial Police will strengthen the inspection of the implementation of orders, as well as the on-duty and combat duty regime at the Police of units and localities.

Nghe An police chased away a group of drug traffickers in Tuong Duong district, killing one Laotian. Photo: Duc Vu

In 2018, Nghe An Police investigated and clarified 869/1,036 cases of social order violations, arrested more than 1,300 subjects, recovered assets worth about 16 billion VND. Of which, 32 gangs of property theft, robbery, and debt collection were eliminated. Arrested and handled more than 1,000 cases, nearly 5,000 gambling subjects, seized money and assets with a total value of more than 13 billion VND, and clarified the gambling amount of nearly 100 billion VND.

To ensure absolute safety for people to enjoy the New Year, welcome the Spring of the Pig 2019, as well as other activities in early 2019, on November 15, 2018, Nghe An Provincial Police issued a plan to launch a peak period of crime attacks. With the goal of striving to investigate and solve criminal cases at over 81%, serious cases at over 90% and very serious and especially serious cases at 100%. Directing measures to combat, suppress and handle emerging crimes such as: murder, intentional injury, robbery, snatching, theft of property, resisting law enforcement officers...

With high determination, Nghe An Provincial Police will focus on leadership, direction, and coordination with agencies, departments, organizations, and people of all walks of life to do a good job of preventing and fighting against all types of crimes and law violations, contributing to ensuring security and order, serving people to enjoy Tet and welcome the Spring Festival of Ky Hoi 2019 safely and healthily.