Forces urged to foster links in fighting drug crime

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked for stronger coordination among police, border guard, coast guard and customs forces to effectively fight drug crime in the coming time.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked for strongercoordination among police, border guard, coast guard and customs forces to effectivelyfight drug crime in the coming time.

Addressing a teleconference on April 25 in Hanoi to review the implementationof the regulations of coordination among the forces in the work, the Deputy PMrequested the sectors to enhance efforts to implement relevant plans, especiallystrategies and national target programmes set by the Government on fightingdrug crime and human trafficking, especially in border areas.

He also urged the forces to pay attention to combating smuggling, counterfeit goodsproduction and trading, and cross-border illegal goods transport.

The units should jointly give consultations to Party Committees and authoritiesat all levels on building and consolidating the people’s security and the all-peopledefence, he said, stressing the need to call for the involvement of the peoplein the work.

They should also join hands in investigating and dealing with legal violationsas well as in other activities like legal assistance, administrativemanagement, border protection, and customs operation in border areas and in thesea, he added.

While hailing the cooperation among the forces in recent time, the Deputy PM saidhe hopes the work will be improved in the coming time.

He also asked the sectors to do well Party building and prevent the regressionof political thought, morality and lifestyle; corruption; and connivance in crimes,he said, asking them to give heed to organising training and exchangeprogrammes to boost unity, towards ensuring security and order in the countryin general and in border and coastal areas in particular.

Theconference heard that the coordination among the forces have been strengthenedin recent years, helping bring many drug–related cases to light. Many transnationaldrug trafficking rings have been detected and razed.

Cooperation with police and security forces of neighbouring Laos, China andCambodia has been enhanced at all levels, especially with those responsible forfighting drug crime.

DeputyPM Truong Hoa Binh said the Vietnamese competent agencies need to foster coordinationwith their respective forces of neighbouring and regional countries and those worldwideto safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity, and fight crimes, thusensuring security and order, contributing to the national defence andsocio-economic development.

On the occasion, the Police General Department, the Coast Guard High Command, andthe General Department of Customs signed an agreement on their coordination incombating drug-related crimes in border areas and border gates as well as at sea.-VNA
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