Hung Nguyen responds to the Month of Action against Drugs

(Baonghean.vn) - On June 11, Hung Nguyen district organized a rally and parade to respond to the Action Month against Drugs and National Day against Drugs 2015.

Previously, Hung Nguyen was considered a key complex area for drugs in the country. In recent years, the Party committees, authorities, and organizations in the district have discovered and arrested hundreds of drug crimes, destroyed many large drug trafficking and transportation networks, and dozens of retail points, organizations, and illegal drug use.

However, the drug-related crime situation in Hung Nguyen is still complicated. In 2014, Hung Nguyen police arrested 23 cases with 42 subjects, confiscating more than 112 grams of heroin and 10 grams of crystal meth. In the first 6 months of 2015, they arrested and handled 8 cases with 20 subjects, confiscating more than 100 grams of heroin and more than 1 kilogram of crystal meth. Currently, there are still more than 150 drug addicts in Hung Nguyen.

Parade in response to Drug Prevention Action Month.

This year's rally was attended by nearly 200 officers and soldiers of the armed forces, leaders of communes, towns, youth union members, and representatives of businesses in the district. At the ceremony, the leaders of Hung Nguyen district called on all levels of party committees, authorities, armed forces, youth union members, and people of all walks of life to join hands and contribute to promoting drug prevention and control; propagandizing and mobilizing, raising people's awareness, proactively preventing, denouncing drug users, storing, and trafficking, contributing to curbing the increase of crimes, especially drug-related crimes.

After the launching ceremony, the participating forces organized a parade on the main roads of the district in response to the Month of Action against Drugs and the National Day against Drugs in 2015.

Hoai Thanh

Hung Nguyen Radio and Television Station