Politics

Public security – key but not the only force for drug prevention, control

Drug prevention and control activities must be put under the leadership and direction of the Party Committees and administration at all levels, especially the grassroots level, with the People’s Public Security force playing the key role but not the only force in the work, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at an online conference on drug prevention and control on March 10.
Public security – key but not the only force for drug prevention, control ảnh 1An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –Drug prevention and control activities must be put under the leadership and directionof the Party Committees and administration at all levels, especially thegrassroots level, with the People’s Public Security force playing the key role but not theonly force in the work, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at an onlineconference on drug prevention and control on March 10.

PM Chinh highlighted theParty and State’s efforts in designing drug prevention and control mechanismsand policies, including the National Assembly’s adoption of the Drug Preventionand Control Law that took effect from January 1, 2022.

Amid the current complicateddrug trafficking situation in the world, especially in the Golden Triangle, Vietnamhas actively launched drug raids in major areas, while rolling out effectiveand synchronous measures against drug trafficking and strengtheninginternational cooperation in the work, he said.

However, theGovernment leader pointed out that the coordination among the administration atall levels, sectors and agencies in drug prevention and control remains limited, with the wrong thinking of relying entirely on the publicsecurity force to do the job.

PM Chinh stressed thatdrug is a global as well as national problem, so a global approach is needed withclose coordination among countries and international organisations, while on the national scale it requires the engagement of the whole political system and people from all walks of life. 

He underlined the needto pay greater attention to anti-drug activities at grassroots level, focusingon groups with high risks.

The PM orderedministries, sectors and localities to continue to review and perfect the legalsystem regarding drug prevention and control, and strengthen internationalcollaboration in the work.

He requested the Ministryof Public Security to concentrate on erasing drug hotspots and tightening the management of drug addicts.

Public security – key but not the only force for drug prevention, control ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh addresses the event (Photo: VNA)
The Ministry ofNational Defence was asked to closely control the border and work with theMinistry of Public Security to fight drug criminals in land and sea borderareas.

The Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Health were told to make proposals on the supplementation and adjustments of legal regulations relatedto drug prevention and control and the tackling of drug trafficking crimesunder the cover of business activities.

Meanwhile, theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs was asked to assess theefficiency of community-based detoxification measures, and the Ministry ofInformation and Communications was assigned to increase communication activities againstdrug.

Localities nationwidewere also requested to form their own steering committees on drug prevention andcontrol and design their anti-drug plans.

According to theMinistry of Public Security, amid the complicated world situation and theintroduction of more new kinds of drugs, the ministry, as the standing agencyfor drug prevention and control of the National Committee for the Preventionand Control of AIDS, Drug and Prostitution, has coordinated with other ministries,sectors and localities to implement drastic measures against drug criminals,while strengthening anti-drug cooperation with neighbouring countries to preventthe trafficking of drug to Vietnam, thus not letting Vietnam to be aninternational drug transit point.

Last year, anti-drug forces from the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defenceand Ministry of Finance brought to light 26,967 drug trafficking cases involving 41,308suspects, seizing 809 kilos of heroin, 6.1 tonnes of meths, 867 kilos ofmarijuana and over 1 tonne of other drugs. The forces erased 460 hotspots and discovered 1,563 establishments allowing drug use during their business./.
VNA
#People’s Public Security force #Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh #drug trafficking #anti-drug activities #Vietnam #Vietnam news #Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

See more

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Vietnam works to shape new future, vision with Middle East-Africa region

PM Pham Minh Chinh's trip will elevate these relationships, delivering concrete outcomes in trade, investment, industry, mining, logistics, green supply chains and innovation with South Africa; expanding energy, investment, trade, processing industries, smart agriculture and education cooperation with Algeria; and deepening collaboration in finance, trade, investment, energy, green infrastructure, food security, ODA and the Halal industry with Kuwait.

PM Pham Minh Chinh, along with ASEAN and GCC leaders, attend the second ASEAN - GCC Summit (Photo: VNA)

New momentum expected from PM’s upcoming visit to Kuwait

During the trip to Kuwait, the Vietnamese PM is due to meet with Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, hold talks with Kuwaiti PM Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and receive several ministers and executives of major Kuwaiti conglomerates.

Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Hanoi on November 15. (Photo: VNA)

Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture welcomed in Vietnam

Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture, affirmed Kanagawa’s commitment to further strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in labour, cultural and people-to-people exchange, and in encouraging more Kanagawa enterprises to invest in Vietnam.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator calls for tougher anti-graft push inside NA

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need for strict enforcement of asset and income declarations, open personnel appointment processes, rigorous disciplinary measures, enhanced media and public supervision over the NA Office’s operations, and wider adoption of information technology to shrink opportunities for corruption.

NA Chairman and President of the National Election Council Tran Thanh Man speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Nationwide conference on 2026 parliamentary, local elections wraps up

The outcomes of the upcoming National Assembly and People's Council elections will be critical to upholding democracy, reinforcing great national unity, fostering public trust, and ensuring the success of comprehensive national renewal, and the process of building and safeguarding the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as well.

Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief highlights key tasks to ensure successful 2026 elections

With the determination of the Party committees, authorities, and over 100 million voters across the country, Party General Secretary believed that the elections will be a success and truly become a great festival of the Vietnamese people where the will of the Party is united with the aspirations of the people.

Party General Secretary To Lam with residents of Thuong Cat ward, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief joins Great National Unity Festival in Hanoi's Thuong Cat ward

Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the spirit of the “Five Dares” (dare to think, dare to speak, dare to act, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate for the common good) and the “Three Togethers” (planning together, acting together, sharing together) to strengthen national unity.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)

PM asks for fast-tracking projects ahead of APEC 2027

To host APEC 2027, An Giang province proposed and received approval for 21 infrastructure projects in the Phu Quoc special zone, with a total estimated investment of 137 trillion VND (nearly 5.2 billion USD).

General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia, at Border Marker 171 at Bavet International Border Gate (Cambodia). (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia promote border peace, friendship

The Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange contributed to building a Vietnam–Cambodia border line of peace, friendship, stability, cooperation and development, reinforcing political trust and directly promoting the friendship and solidarity between the two nations.

General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Cambodia, pose for a commemorative photo at the friendship tree-planting area at Bavet International Border Gate. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Cambodia hold border defence friendship exchange

The year 2025 has seen robust progress in bilateral defence cooperation, reflected through delegation exchanges, training and capacity-building activities, joint rescue and disaster response drills, and trilateral exchanges among Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The third meeting of the National Election Council is held on November 10, 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Nationwide conference to roll out preparations for NA, People's Council elections

The conference on November 15 aims to contribute to the successful organisation of the elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure in a democratic, lawful, safe and economical manner, truly making them a festival of the entire people and strengthening public trust in the Party, the State, and the country’s renewal process.

The welcoming ceremony for officers and crew of the Prairial at Tien Sa port in Da Nang on November 14 (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang welcomes French navy vessel on friendly visit

The French Navy’s frigate Prairial, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wallerand Faivre D'Arcier, arrived at Tien Sa Port on November 14 to begin a six-day friendly visit to the central coastal city of Da Nang.