Vietnamplus

Hanoi police broke up a major drug operation after confiscating 10 kilograms of synthetic drugs of various types.

The members elected to the Standing Board of the Hanoi Party Committee were announced at the second day of sitting for the 16th Congress of the municipal Party Organisation on November 2.

Transport experts proposed different measures to reduce traffic jams in Hanoi during a conference held last week by the municipal Department of Transport and the Hanoi Police.

As Lunar New Year (Tet) is coming up in four months, smuggling rings are moving their imported goods to the domestic market in preparation for New Year consumption.

The Hanoi Police Department will increase manpower along favoured routes to ensure traffic order and combat traffic congestion during rush hours, the director of the department said.

Hanoi’s anti-drug police forces are concentrating their efforts on preventing drugs from entering the capital, according to the municipal police.

Hanoi police are working to ensure the flow of traffic and safety for the new academic year that is scheduled to begin on the morning of September 5.

Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang has urged the Hanoi police force to build on their past achievements and ensure political security and social safety and order.

Six men were arrested after being discovered transporting drugs hidden in a blue industrial gas cylinder from Van Ho District in northern Son La province to Hanoi, police said on July 26.

Hanoi police launched plans to serve the organisation of the 132 nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132), lasting from March 25 to April 1.