Strengthening international cooperation in the fight against drugs
(Baonghean.vn) -Nghe An has 419 km of border with Laos, with Nam Can international border gate, 1 main Thanh Thuy border gate, 3 secondary border gates, 14 border crossings and 92 km of coastline, so drug criminals take advantage of this condition to trade and transport drugs from abroad. Therefore, the authorities in Nghe An have increased international cooperation in the fight against drugs.
Nghe An Border Guard cooperates with functional forces of Laos to strengthen border inspection and control.
Recently, drug criminals equipped with hot weapons, taking advantage of the high and rugged terrain in the border area to organize drug trafficking in large quantities and they are very active, reckless, ready to shoot back when discovered by Vietnamese authorities, then escape across the border. This makes the work of protecting border security and fighting drug crimes very difficult.
It is known that about 80% of drugs in the area are "smuggled" across the border, so to effectively combat this situation, the authorities in Nghe An have strengthened international cooperation in the fight against drugs. The authorities in Nghe An and the provinces of Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, and Bo LikhamXay (Laos) regularly exchange information and organize meetings at the provincial and district levels to enhance cooperation and mutual understanding in order to effectively implement the contents of drug prevention and control. Nghe An police organize professional training for leaders and police officers of Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, and Bo LikhamXay provinces.
The Border Guard regularly coordinated with the police of Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, and BolikhamXay provinces (Laos) to organize 12 provincial-level meetings and 71 station-level meetings to exchange information and coordinate in the fight against drugs. In addition, the Border Guard also coordinated with the functional forces of Laos to organize joint patrols in the border area; implemented the coordination regulations with Nghe An Customs to fight and arrest 6 cases, 7 subjects, confiscated 20 marijuana cakes, more than 530 grams of heroin, 2 motorbikes, 3 mobile phones and broke up many special cases of illegal drug transportation from Laos across the border area.
The border area opposite our province is a hot spot for opium replanting, production, storage, trading, and illegal use of narcotics. Because of such a complicated situation, the authorities in Nghe An have set up many projects to "fight" drugs from the border and effectively implemented Plan 109 on armed attacks. In the past time, the authorities in Nghe An and neighboring Laos have coordinated to attack and armed sweep 14 groups of foreigners illegally entering the border. They broke 7 projects, arrested 15 subjects in drug trafficking rings from Laos to Nghe An, and handed over to the Xieng Khouang Provincial Police (Laos) 1 case / 3 subjects.
To improve the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against drugs, Nghe An province cooperated with Hua Phan province of Laos to establish a cross-border drug prevention liaison office (BLO) located at the Que Phong and Sam To district police (Hua Phan province). With the active participation of the authorities of Nghe An and Laos, international cooperation in the fight against drugs will be highly effective.
Hoang Vinh
