Promptly prosecute and strictly try criminals who manufacture, trade and store firecrackers.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 7, the Provincial Steering Committee for Crime Prevention, Social Evils Prevention and Building a Movement for the Whole People to Protect National Security held a conference to summarize 2016 and deploy tasks for 2017. Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired.

Also attending were comrade Nguyen Huu Cau - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Provincial Police Department and member of the Provincial Steering Committee.

Conference overview.

In 2016, the crime and social evils situation in Nghe An continued to be complicated. In particular, drug crimes increased by 11.6% in the number of cases and 7.7% in the number of subjects compared to 2016; crimes related to positions and corruption increased by 25% in cases and 125% in the number of subjects; environmental crimes increased by 40% and 35.3% in the number of subjects; gambling increased in both the number of cases and subjects; although the number of addicts decreased, the situation was still very complicated. During the year, 232 subjects illegally using drugs were discovered, arrested and handled...

Colonel Le Khac Thuyet, Deputy Director of the Provincial Police Department, reported on the results of the fight against crime in 2016.

With the smooth and synchronous coordination of functional agencies, especially the standing agency of the Provincial Police, the fight against crime has achieved some remarkable results. The rate of investigation and discovery of social order cases reached 82%; 100% of serious and complicated cases were investigated and clarified. Establishing and fighting, breaking many major projects, eliminating many dangerous criminal gangs; preventing the formation of organized gangs operating in the style of the mafia; dismantling many lines of storing, transporting, and illegally trading drugs in large quantities.

Discussing the tasks for 2017, delegates focused on the current situation and solutions to combat and prevent various types of crime, notably the crime of manufacturing, transporting, trading, storing and using firecrackers. The number of more than 2,500 tons of firecrackers discovered and seized shows that this type of crime is currently operating actively with many forms and increasingly sophisticated tricks. In particular, there is a new type of firecracker produced from Chinese urea precursors mixed with diesel oil; organized gambling crimes and the upcoming Lunar New Year are also developing very complicatedly...

Colonel Nguyen Huu Cau - Director of the Provincial Police Department informed about the situation of various types of crimes.

Nghe An police searched the car of Nguyen Ba Thin, the subject who hid fireworks in the gas tank on the side of the truck. (Photo: Anh Tuan)

In his concluding remarks at the conference, comrade Le Xuan Dai requested that in 2017, the Steering Committee must resolutely carry out 7 key tasks, including: fully implementing the policies and directions of the Central and the province on crime prevention and control, social evils and building a movement for the whole people to protect national security; doing a good job of grasping the situation, proactively resolving emerging issues of security and order; continuing to promote propaganda on crime prevention and control, focusing more on the grassroots level; proactively preventing and launching peak campaigns to attack, suppress and hunt down criminals; improving the quality and effectiveness of investigation, prosecution, trial of cases, investigation and handling of crimes to ensure compliance with legal regulations; innovating and improving the quality and effectiveness of rehabilitation, education and vocational training for prisoners; and reintegrating those who have completed their prison sentences into the community.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai concluded the conference.

Regarding the crime of manufacturing, trading, transporting, storing firecrackers, and illegally using explosives, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that from now until Tet, the subjects will increase their trading and transport activities. Therefore, in addition to the investigation and arrest of the Police, Customs, and Border Guard, the prosecution agencies need to quickly complete the case files to prosecute and strictly try them before the law. In addition, all levels, sectors, and functional agencies need to step up propaganda work on the harmful effects of firecrackers and explosives to all classes of people./.

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