HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Police debuted and putinto operation a specialised crime fighting unit in the city.
The unit under the Police Department of CriminalInvestigation in Social Order (PC45) is responsible for ensuring security andorder in five southern districts - District 7, District 8, Binh Tan, Binh Chanhand Nha Be.
The unit is expected to be an “iron fist” to criminals,said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang at the debut ceremony.
He stressed the unit’s members will promote tradition, increase sense ofresponsibility and improve their skills to combat criminals in a flexiblemanner, meeting expectation of the city’s authorities and people.
The unit and PC45 need to coordinate withrelevant forces to map out detailed tasks and take breakthrough measures inpreventing crime in the assigned areas, said Head of the HCM City Police LeDong Phong.
The unit will be considered to multiply if theiractivities are effective after one year of pilot operation.
The number of criminal cases in Ho Chi Minh Cityin 2016 dropped by 13.31 percent compared to the previous year.-VNA
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