Singapore, which has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, will maintain capital punishment for serious drug crime as reflecting public support, said Singaporean Minister of Law K Shanmugam.
Police of the northern Nam Dinh province has discovered nearly 13,000 drug trafficking cases and arrested over 14,600 relevant criminals over the past decade.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior organised a conference in the southern province of Tay Ninh on June 13 to launch a joint crackdown on drug crime along the two countries’ shared borderline.
Fighting against drug crimes was among issues raised by deputies during a question-and-answer session with Minister of Public Security To Lam at the ongoing seventh session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 4.
Many voters nationwide have showed their approval of the National Assembly (NA)’s debate on May 30, while also highlighting issues they hope will be raised for further discussion.
Vietnamese security forces are fighting day and night to stop the flow of drugs into the country, said panellists during an online conference host by the Vietnam Government Portal on May 8.
A patrol team of An Suong traffic police of Ho Chi Minh City uncovered the illegal transportation of 895 cakes of heroin (equivalent to around 315 kg) on the night of March 27.
Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Thailand Cheep Jullamon worked with representatives from the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on February 26 as part of activities during his ongoing working visit to Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended his best wishes to officers and soldiers of several departments under the Ministry of Public Security on January 30 during a visit ahead of the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
Vietnam and Laos agreed to strengthen coordination to crack down on drug crime in their border areas at the 12th meeting of drug prevention and combat units in Hanoi on December 26.
Police in the northern border province of Son La on October 31 caught red-handed two man smuggling drugs in Cuong Muong hamlet, Muong Chum commune, Muong La district.
Police in the central province of Nghe An, in collaboration with the Drug Crime Investigation Department under the Ministry of Public Security, on October 26 discovered a group of Lao citizens smuggling drugs into Vietnam.
The Border Guard High Command of the northern mountainous province of Son La held a conference in Moc Chau on October 1 to review the implementation of the plan to combat drug-related crimes in border areas of Moc Chau and Van Ho districts.
The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C47) under the Ministry of Public Security has busted a large-scaled drug production ring in Ho Chi Minh City led by Didonna Quoc Anh Phillip, a French citizen.
The Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) and representatives of 33 southern provinces and cities reviewed the anti-drug efforts over the first six months of 2018 on July 16, stressing the need for stronger actions to fight drug-related crimes that remain complicated nationwide.
The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) launched many campaigns to crack down on crimes in the first half of 2018, thus uncovering a number of transnational drug trafficking rings, MPS Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. To Lam said on July 2.
Hanoi’s drug crime investigation division (PC47) has launched investigation into a case of drugs smuggled from the UK to Hanoi via international postal service.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs led by Permanent Deputy Minister Pang Kin Keong in Hanoi on April 23.
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