Strengthen patrol and control work on waterways
(Baonghean) -Implementing the monitoring program, this morning (November 1), the Legal Committee of the Provincial People's Council led by Ms. Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Legal Committee worked with the Waterway Police Department - Nghe An Provincial Police to survey the work of ensuring traffic order and preventing inland waterway crimes.
Also attending were leaders of the Provincial Police, Department of Transport and Provincial Traffic Safety Committee.
With the assigned functions and tasks, in the first 9 months of this year, the waterway police force organized hundreds of patrols with over 1,000 officers and soldiers participating; detected and recorded 559 violations of the law on inland waterway traffic; issued administrative fines and paid over 562 million VND to the state treasury; reminded and educated 152 cases, and suspended the operation of 73 vehicles.
In addition, the waterway police force also does a good job in flood prevention, search and rescue, and crime prevention and control. The department has detected and arrested 9 cases with 9 subjects illegally transporting forest products, seizing 25.5m3 of various types of wood, 1 case of illegal drug trafficking, seizing 15 grams of heroin, 3 cases of firecracker trafficking, seizing 17.8kg of various types of firecrackers. However, due to the small force and lack of means, the work of ensuring traffic safety and social order on inland waterways is still facing many difficulties, especially in managing, detecting and preventing illegal sand and gravel exploitation.
At the meeting, the members of the delegation requested the Waterway Police Department to further strengthen patrolling, controlling and handling violations of inland waterway traffic safety. In particular, focusing on checking ferry terminals, unlicensed sand and gravel mining vehicles and illegal transportation of forest products, illegal fireworks and drugs. At the same time, doing a good job of propaganda and mobilizing the masses to actively participate in ensuring inland waterway traffic safety. The Provincial People's Council's Legal Committee also requested the Provincial Police to pay attention to, invest in equipment and increase the force of the Waterway Police Department to improve operational efficiency, contributing to ensuring traffic order and preventing and combating inland waterway crimes in the whole province.
Dang Cuong
