Dien Bien police and police of 3 northern Lao provinces strengthen coordination to ensure security and order.

Within the framework of the international cooperation program, for two days (October 21 and 22), in Dien Bien province, Dien Bien Provincial Police held an annual meeting with the Provincial Police of 3 Northern Lao provinces, including: Luang Prabang, U Dom Xay and Xay Nha Bu Ly.

Colonel Vu Van Dau, Director of Dien Bien Provincial Police and representatives of Xay Nha Bu Ly Provincial Police exchanged a memorandum of understanding on coordination to ensure security and order. (Photo: TRUONG LONG)

At the meeting, the Dien Bien Provincial Police and the police of the three northern Lao provinces agreed to acknowledge the efforts and initiative of the parties in implementing activities to ensure security and order; proactively supporting and providing information for the parties to investigate and solve many major cases of drug crimes, technology crimes, and human trafficking crimes.

Specifically, from 2024 to present, Dien Bien Provincial Police and the police of 3 Northern Lao provinces have exchanged and received 247 times with 120 pieces of information, valuable sources of information have helped the parties proactively ensure national security and prevent crime. In immigration management, the parties have verified and received 35 times, 101 cases of Vietnamese citizens violating the law in Laos.

Colonel Vu Van Dau (left photo), Director of Dien Bien Provincial Police, presented gifts to police delegations from three northern Lao provinces.

In particular, in the fight against crime, the parties have coordinated to identify 19 areas and 14 key routes of complex drug problems to take measures to combat and resolve them; discovered and arrested 93 cases, 165 subjects, seized nearly 20 million synthetic drug pills, 9.8 kg of heroin, 2.8 kg of synthetic drug powder, 4.8 kg of opium, 4 kg of khat leaves; discovered 9 cases, 10 subjects of illegal manufacturing, storage, and transportation of weapons, seized 26 guns of various types, more than 3,000 bullets, and 10 tons of industrial explosives.

Leaders of Dien Bien Provincial Police and U Dom Xay Provincial Police exchanged a memorandum of understanding at the meeting.

Also during the past time, Dien Bien Provincial Police organized 4 training courses to exchange experiences for 125 officers and soldiers of the Police of Northern Lao provinces on crime prevention and control, administrative management, and explosives management; coordinated the deployment of crime prevention working groups in Northern Lao provinces and received, cared for, and raised 12 students of ethnic groups in Northern Lao provinces; including 6 students from Phong Sa Ly, U Dom Xay and Xay Nha Bu Ly provinces.

Leaders of Dien Bien Provincial Police and Luang Prabang Provincial Police exchanged a memorandum of understanding at the meeting.

Highly agreeing with the direction of continuing cooperation and coordination to ensure security and order in an increasingly in-depth, high-quality, and effective manner, at the meeting, the parties also pledged to continue promoting the achievements, overcoming difficulties, making the special relationship between the two provinces in particular and the two countries in general increasingly close and develop to new heights.

LE LAN-TRUONG LONG

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