On the afternoon of June 15, at the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City Police, the signing ceremony of the Regulation on coordination between the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department, the Customs Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard took place in state management; fight against crime and drug-related violations in the area.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Police, with a favorable geographical position and the development of economy and traffic, Ho Chi Minh City is both a consumption area and an area where criminals take advantage of hiding, storing and transporting drugs. to provinces and cities throughout the country and transported to countries in the region.
In the past time, the source of drugs is still mainly from the Golden Triangle area, transported through Laos and Cambodia, smuggled into the central and southwestern provinces through small-traffic routes in the border area, then transported to the border areas. Transfer to Ho Chi Minh City by road and waterway.
The units signed the regulation on cooperation
Some subjects disguised themselves to hide drugs and food, taking advantage of flight attendants and foreign guests to carry them back to Vietnam.
Currently, the subjects thoroughly take advantage of the development of the internet, social networks, use international online payment methods, virtual currencies to trade, buy and sell, advertise, guide the production of illegal fruits. drug license.
The functional forces of Ho Chi Minh City have eliminated 1 route, 5 areas, 4 dens, and 10 drug-related complexities; removed from the list of 4 areas, 6 dens, and 11 drug-related complexities due to ineligibility to establish complex drug-related locations, sites and venues.
Through the struggle to transform the area, eliminate the complex drug-related points and places, the functional forces of Ho Chi Minh City have arrested and prosecuted 195 cases, 295 accused; administrative sanction 51 cases, 977 subjects; seized 2.6456 g of cocaine; 7,45 kg of cannabis; 13,21 kg of methamphetamine and many other tools and means of criminal activities.
In the coming time, the forecast of crime and drug abuse in the city will continue to be complicated. Ho Chi Minh City is still a key area where organizations and criminal lines increase drug trafficking to be consumed and transported to other countries via road, rail, sea and air routes. and postal service.
The subjects continue to take advantage of logistics companies, postal services, send customers' luggage, and flight attendants on international flights to Vietnam to transport drugs; taking advantage of social networking sites for drug trading activities; taking advantage of the business lines of investment and business with conditions on security and order, high-rise apartment buildings to buy, sell, store, organize the illegal use of narcotics...
In order to fight effectively, the Ho Chi Minh City Police will open peak attacks to suppress crimes and drug crimes; control and prevent drug smuggling from abroad into the city.
Enhancing the roles and responsibilities of functional sectors in state management, strengthening inspection of drug use and use activities in business establishments subject to conditions on security and providing services. sensitive.
Major General Le Hong Nam, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Public Security, spoke at the signing ceremony
At the signing ceremony of the coordination regulation, Mr. Dinh Ngoc Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department, affirmed that the unit has the highest interest in the prevention of drugs and drug precursors, because now there are many groups transnational crimes with sophisticated, complex and dangerous tricks.
“About 5 years ago, the unit seized more than 1 ton of drugs of all kinds. The unit always receives coordination, provides information, destroys many lines and groups. In the face of new challenges, in the new situation, the introduction of a regulation on coordination between police, border guards and customs is an urgent and objective requirement," commented Mr. Dinh Ngoc Thang.
Major General Le Hong Nam, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police, acknowledged: “In recent years, drug crimes have developed in a complex, dynamic and dangerous nature; Taking advantage of loopholes in inspection and control work has increased crime on air routes from Europe and South America to Vietnam. The gangs have divided drugs, hidden sophisticatedly and rented apartments and apartments as places to hide and store drugs.
Ho Chi Minh City with the characteristics of a densely populated area, with aviation, sea, objects used as transshipment places to third countries. Over the past time, the forces have performed well in the prevention of ghosts. drug. Ho Chi Minh City Police believes that the signing of the coordination regulation will ensure the best results in the fight and prevention of drug crimes, cut off many drug gangs, and bring peaceful life to people. city people".
