Chief Representative of Lao Ministry of Security in Vietnam works with Nghe An Police
On September 5, Colonel Kieng Kham In Pheng Tha Vong, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Police, Head of the Lao Ministry of Security's representative office in Vietnam, and the working delegation visited and worked with Nghe An Police on the results of drug prevention, human trafficking and illegal exit activities.
(Baonghean.vn) -On September 5, Colonel Kieng Kham In Pheng Tha Vong, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Police, Head of the Lao Ministry of Security's representative office in Vietnam, and the working delegation visited and worked with Nghe An Police on the results of drug prevention, human trafficking and illegal exit activities.
Provincial Police leaders presented flowers to the Chief Representative of the Lao Ministry of Security in Vietnam.
In recent times, Nghe An Police and the Police of Xieng Khouang, Hua Phan, and Bolykhamxay provinces have organized well the work of grasping, forecasting the situation, exchanging information on the plots of various types of criminals, especially transnational criminals and wanted criminals hiding in the border areas of the two countries; doing a good job of checking and controlling entry and exit activities, preventing and handling violators and vehicles; promoting the effectiveness of the Liaison Office for cross-border drug prevention between Nghe An and 3 provinces of Laos, thereby promptly exchanging information to dismantle transnational drug trafficking rings, actively contributing to reducing the amount of drugs smuggled across the border. In the first 9 months of 2013, authorities in Nghe An discovered and arrested 614 cases, 809 drug criminals, seized more than 36kg of heroin, 218g of synthetic drugs, 3,405 synthetic drug pills, more than 2kg of crystal meth and many related exhibits.
Regarding human trafficking, although no cases of trafficking to Laos have been discovered, the situation of human trafficking is still latent and complicated, especially the number of cases of trafficking women and children to China. Violations of border regulations still occur frequently, Lao PDR has returned to Nghe An 30 households, 158 Mong people in Ky Son and Tuong Duong districts who illegally resided in Laos.
Chief Representative of the Lao Ministry of Security in Vietnam - Colonel Kieng Khan In Pheng Tha Vong highly appreciated the coordination in performing the task of ensuring national security and fighting against crime in recent years between Nghe An Police and the Police of 3 Lao provinces and hoped that in the coming time, the two sides will further promote the achievements and results they have achieved, regularly exchange information, and closely coordinate to maintain national security and fight against crime, especially drug crimes, human trafficking and illegal immigration.
Minh Tam – PX15 CANA
