Nghe An: 9,000 cases, 11,000 drug-related criminals discovered
(Baonghean.vn) - According to the summary report on the implementation of the 2000 Law on Drug Prevention and Control (amended and supplemented in 2008), from 2009 to present, Nghe An has fought, discovered, and arrested nearly 9,000 cases, 11,000 drug criminals, and seized nearly 1 ton of various types of drugs.
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| Father and son Va Xai Vu and Va Ba Bi (residing in Ky Son, Nghe An) were arrested on March 17, 2018 while transporting 5 heroin cakes, 2 kg of crystal meth, and 2,200 synthetic drug pills. Photo: Archive |
During this time, Nghe An has also eradicated hundreds of drug trafficking rings, hotspots, and thousands of illegal drug trading points; and has basically eradicated and successfully prevented the cultivation of plants containing narcotics in the border districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, and Que Phong.
The whole province has established records and organized drug addiction treatment for more than 16,000 people, in 2017 alone, 2,272 cases were treated.
Despite many efforts in drug prevention and control, the drug crime situation in Nghe An is still complicated; drug smuggling across the border has not been completely prevented; there are still many large-scale drug trafficking lines from Laos to Nghe An.
In the province, there are still 48 drug retail locations, 274 drug retail points, 6,901 addicts; the trend of rejuvenation and switching to using synthetic drugs and crystal meth is gradually becoming more popular...
Faced with that situation, the Provincial People's Committee requested units and localities to mobilize the strength of the entire political system and the entire population to synchronously, resolutely and effectively deploy solutions to prevent and combat drugs; intensify the launching of high-point campaigns to attack and suppress drug crimes, eradicate drug networks, areas and complex drug hotspots...
