The Border Guard’s Department of Drug-related Crime Prevention has been awarded the Military Cross, third class, for 10 years of dedicated service.
Addressing a ceremony celebrating the 10 th anniversary of its founding, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated the department on discovering a large number of drug gangs and confiscating hundreds of bars of heroin and tens of thousands of methamphetamine pills.
Looking forward, the Deputy PM suggested the department develop a contingent of professional, devoted, and virtuous officers while working closely with the police, customs, and coast guard forces to maintain border security.
Units or individuals exhibiting strong merit should be honoured, while those underperforming or demonstrating irresponsibility should be reprimanded.
The Deputy PM suggested launching an information sharing database for anti-crime forces in the army and localities across the nation.
He also advised the department work to improve the efficiency of its mass media campaigns designed to foster security initiatives and amicable relationships with neighbouring countries
Since its inception, the department has taken strong initiative in the fight against drug crimes in border areas through partnership with its Lao and Cambodian counterparts.
Beyond that, it has also reduced the trading of smuggled and counterfeit goods and uncovered a large number of trans-national human trafficking rings.
In honour of its achievements, the Party, State, government and Defence Ministry has awarded the department with distinctions and certificates of merit.-VNA
Addressing a ceremony celebrating the 10 th anniversary of its founding, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated the department on discovering a large number of drug gangs and confiscating hundreds of bars of heroin and tens of thousands of methamphetamine pills.
Looking forward, the Deputy PM suggested the department develop a contingent of professional, devoted, and virtuous officers while working closely with the police, customs, and coast guard forces to maintain border security.
Units or individuals exhibiting strong merit should be honoured, while those underperforming or demonstrating irresponsibility should be reprimanded.
The Deputy PM suggested launching an information sharing database for anti-crime forces in the army and localities across the nation.
He also advised the department work to improve the efficiency of its mass media campaigns designed to foster security initiatives and amicable relationships with neighbouring countries
Since its inception, the department has taken strong initiative in the fight against drug crimes in border areas through partnership with its Lao and Cambodian counterparts.
Beyond that, it has also reduced the trading of smuggled and counterfeit goods and uncovered a large number of trans-national human trafficking rings.
In honour of its achievements, the Party, State, government and Defence Ministry has awarded the department with distinctions and certificates of merit.-VNA
