On the afternoon of November 25, 2020, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee organized an award ceremony for outstanding achievements of the Special Project Committees in the fight against drug crimes.

Attending the award ceremony were comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrade Tran Hai Binh - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command; representatives of the Nghe An Customs Department and departments, branches and sectors.

Panorama of the award ceremony. Photo: An Quynh.

Faced with the above developments, the Commanders of the units have proactively organized forces, established special projects, and developed plans to organize border patrol forces to combat illegal entry and exit crimes.

The group fled, leaving behind 30 heroin cakes. Photo: Archive

Within just 1 week, the anti-drug crime force of the Provincial Border Guard and the Nghe An Provincial Customs Department consecutively successfully destroyed 2 large drug trafficking and illegal drug transportation rings, successfully fought against project NA 0920.2, seized 30 heroin cakes (weighing about 11 kg); during the border patrol, 4 illegal immigrants were discovered, and 100 packages of crystal meth (weighing 100 kg) were seized.

On behalf of the leaders of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, comrade Le Hong Vinh congratulated and awarded the representative of the project team.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee commended the outstanding achievements in the fight against crime in general and drug crime in particular. He also hoped that based on the achieved results, under the leadership and direction of the Provincial Border Guard Command; the Provincial Customs Department would continue to achieve more outstanding achievements, contributing to ensuring security and order in the province.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh speaks at the conference. Photo: An Quynh

Awarding Certificates of Merit to 4 groups and 7 individuals with outstanding achievements in drug prevention and control. Photo: An Quynh.

At the Conference, comrade Le Hong Vinh, on behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, awarded 4 Certificates of Merit to 4 collectives and 7 individuals with outstanding achievements in the fight against drug crimes; contributing to maintaining peace, political stability and border security of Nghe An province.