Coordination in drug prevention on the Nghe An - Hua Phan border
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 18, in Que Phong district, the Border Guard Command of Nghe An province and the People's Committee of Que Phong district jointly organized a conference to deploy a plan to coordinate in resolving the complicated drug situation on the border between Que Phong district, Nghe An province (Vietnam) and Sam To and Muong Quan districts, Hua Phan province (Laos), (called Plan 678).
Major General Nguyen Canh Hien, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard; Comrade Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee; Colonel Vieng Phon, Commander of the Military Command of Hua Phan Province (Laos) attended and directed the conference.
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Conference overview. |
Que Phong district has 73.31 km of border adjacent to Sam To and Muong Quan districts, Hua Phan province (Laos), which used to be a complicated area in terms of security and order, and drug abuse.
With the determination to push back crime and drug abuse on the border, Nghe An and Hua Phan provinces coordinated to implement Plan 678.
Accordingly, the professional forces of the Nghe An Border Guard, the authorities of the two provinces of Hua Phan (Laos), Nghe An (Vietnam) directed professional agencies to use professional measures to grasp the situation of drug crime activities, other factors related to drug trafficking and transportation across the border. Propaganda and mobilization of people, launching mass movements to prevent crime and drug abuse. On the basis of systematizing the situation, supplementing new information on crimes to determine the scope, scale, and level for propaganda and mobilization in the areas. Combining organizing meetings with people, propagating in the community to sign commitments not to buy, sell, or assist criminals in transporting drugs. Party committees, local authorities, police, militia, mass organizations, and active factors need to get involved to promote effectiveness; widely deploy to each village, each house, and each specific person...
Plan 678 was implemented in Chau Thon, Chau Kim, Thong Thu, Hanh Dich, Nam Giai, Tri Le communes of Que Phong district, Nghe An province and Nam Bong, Na Cua, Nam Tay, Pha Khuom villages of Vieng Phan cluster, Sam To district and Huoi Hay village of Phan Thong cluster, Muong Quan district, Hua Phan province (Laos).
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that Plan 678 demonstrates the determination to fight against drug crimes on the border of Nghe An and Hua Phan provinces. Therefore, relevant forces of Nghe An and Hua Phan provinces need to participate so that the plan can be successfully implemented and effectively fight against drug crimes on the border of the two localities.
Hai Thuong