Answering a question about organizing special projects to fight drug crimes, at the regular Government press conference on the afternoon of June 3.6, Lieutenant General To An Xo said that the Ministry of Public Security always identifies drug crimes as a crime. crimes of all kinds. The fight against drug crime is organized very fiercely, closely and with many achievements.
Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security
In the past 6 months, the police force detected and prosecuted over 13.000 cases, over 20.000 subjects, seized over 14.200 kg of heroin, 4.025 kg of synthetic drugs, 982.000 synthetic drug pills and 210 kg of marijuana. .
Recently, the struggle has revealed a number of phenomena: the illegal trading and transportation of narcotics on many routes, in many areas, closely linked with other crimes. There are foreign objects colluding, hooking up with some other objects to illegally trade drugs.
The second is that foreigners take advantage of air routes to illegally transport drugs at some airports in Vietnam. Subjects in transit bring drugs into Vietnam for consumption or to a third country.
“After the flight attendant incident happened, the Ministry of Public Security searched and turned over the clues, arrested about 200 people involved, this will continue to expand. Transporting drugs by air is quite complicated," said Mr. Xo.
Third, the organization and use of drugs in discos, bars and high-rise buildings in some localities is very complicated. Due to profits, some entertainment spots and business owners have turned a blind eye to drug users.
According to the Soviet lieutenant general, through the struggle, the supply has been blocked, but most importantly, the demand must be reduced, ie reducing the number of drug addicts. As of March 15.3, the total number of drug addicts and users is 233.906 people, of which addicts are over 184.000 people, illegal users are more than 49.900 people; decreased by about 8.000 people compared to the time of December 15.12.2022, XNUMX.
“The goal must be to block demand, residential areas and villages must be drug-free areas. People have to fight drug crimes, hearing about drugs must be estranged and eliminated," said Mr. Xo.
The representative of the Ministry of Public Security also affirmed that, in order to prevent drug crimes, the Ministry of Public Security will continue to organize special projects to attack the lines and the leading subjects, not sporadically. In addition, will cooperate with bordering countries to intercept drug objects.
The amount of drugs in the toothpaste tube was brought back by the flight attendants through Tan Son Nhat airport
Regarding the case of finding drugs in the luggage of 4 flight attendants from France to Ho Chi Minh City, discovered on March 16.3.2023, 1.6 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, on June 57, Ho Chi Minh City Police also said that they had started prosecuted 129 cases, prosecuted XNUMX defendants for the crime of illegally buying, selling, transporting and possessing narcotics, failing to report crimes.
Through initial investigation, it was determined that, from mid-2022 until the time of arrest, the suspects bought and sold more than 109.000 ecstasy pills, 80 kg of Kentamine, ice and 3.000 packs of fun drinks (new drug form) with a total The transaction amount is more than 52 billion VND.
Previously, on March 16.3.2023, 4, the authorities discovered four flight attendants transporting drugs from France to Vietnam. After being detained for clarification, the prosecution agency released the four female flight attendants.
