Strengthening coordination in drug prevention on the Vietnam - Laos border
On September 23, in Vinh City, the People's Committee of Nghe An province organized the XIII drug prevention and control coordination meeting between 8 provinces: Hua Phan, Luang Prabang, Phong Sa Ly, Xieng Khouang (Lao PDR), Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Son La, Dien Bien. Comrade Thai Van Hang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Drug, Social Evils, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, Head of the Nghe An delegation chaired the conference.
(Baonghean.vn) -On September 23, in Vinh City, the People's Committee of Nghe An province organized the XIII drug prevention and control coordination meeting between 8 provinces: Hua Phan, Luang Prabang, Phong Sa Ly, Xieng Khouang (Lao PDR), Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Son La, Dien Bien. Comrade Thai Van Hang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Drug, Social Evils, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, Head of the Nghe An delegation chaired the conference.
Signing of memorandum of understanding on drug prevention cooperation
In 2013, the situation of drug crimes along the Vietnam-Laos border in general, and the Vietnam-Laos border in 8 provinces in particular, continued to be complicated. Drug criminals still operate strongly, on a large scale, are tightly organized, transnational and increasingly serious. Since the beginning of the year, the drug prevention forces of 8 provinces have discovered and arrested 2,750 cases, 3,681 subjects, of which the Vietnamese side discovered 2,470 cases, arrested 3,298 subjects; the Lao side discovered and arrested 280 cases, 383 subjects.
The 8 provinces have exchanged a lot of information related to the crime situation between localities; regularly sent working groups to exchange experiences in the fight against drugs; and supported the destruction of many major cases. However, the drug prevention functional forces of the 8 provinces have not been proactive in coordinating and exchanging information on drug crime; the basic investigation work of the specialized drug prevention forces has not been widely deployed along the entire border...
At the Conference, 8 provinces of Hua Phan, Luang Prabang, Phong Sa Ly, Xieng Khouang, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Son La, Dien Bien signed a memorandum of understanding on drug prevention and control. Accordingly, the provinces continue to advise the Party Committees and authorities to direct all levels, sectors, and socio-political organizations to promote propaganda work on drug prevention and control; continue to direct the offices of the steering committees for drug prevention and control and social evils to increase information exchange to improve coordination efficiency; direct professional units to coordinate in developing common professional plans. In particular, focusing on the work of formulating projects to combat transnational drug crimes; maintaining annual consultations and meetings between provincial levels, 6-monthly between district levels, 3-monthly between clusters, villages, and communes sharing the same border, etc.
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