The patrol plan practice session in the Can Gio sea area of ​​​​Flotilla 2 (Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard) was carried out strictly and seriously. The ship commanders thoroughly grasped the mission, disseminated the patrol intention, methods of handling expected situations, organized coordination, coordinated departments and agreed on specific times... Immediately after that, the forces began practicing to ensure close to reality, specifically security and order in the Can Gio sea area. Lieutenant Colonel Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Commander of Flotilla 2, said: "Flotilla 2 has the task of managing a large sea area, many international shipping routes passing through, so the unit focuses on training the courage, building determination for officers and soldiers in patrolling, controlling, protecting the sovereignty and security of the sea border of Ho Chi Minh City; strengthening training, coordinating patrols, fighting and preventing crimes and being ready to search and rescue on rivers and at sea when necessary".

Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard patrols Nha Rong port area.

Over the past time, officers and soldiers of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard have always upheld the spirit of overcoming difficulties, uniting, being resourceful, brave, determined, and persistent in fighting against hostile forces and all kinds of criminals, firmly protecting the sovereignty and security of the city's sea borders and port gates. The Party Committee and the City Border Guard Command have synchronously, comprehensively, and effectively deployed working measures, proactively grasped the situation, advised the Party Committee, the Border Guard Command, the City Party Committee, and the City People's Committee to promptly and effectively resolve issues related to sovereignty and security of the sea borders and port gates; focused on leading and directing the fierce fight against all kinds of criminals.

In addition, the city's Border Guard regularly coordinates with the police and military forces to strictly manage subjects, detect, fight, prevent and handle incidents well. The fight against crime has achieved outstanding results, discovering, arresting and handling many cases of theft, smuggling, trade fraud... with great value... According to Colonel Truong Minh Tuan, Deputy Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command: The city has an important position in politics , economy, national defense, security, is the gateway to exchange with other countries, the activities of entry and exit, import and export of goods are increasing and diversifying. This is also a condition for criminals to take advantage of their activities, especially drug crimes, smuggling, illegal trading, storage, and transportation of weapons and explosives... Organized crime rings operate with increasingly sophisticated and complex scales and nature, with connections between domestic and foreign subjects, domestic-sea border areas, and city port gates, causing difficulties in detecting, combating, and handling violations.

To effectively protect and maintain maritime border security and prevent and combat crimes, the city Border Guard identifies the people as the main subject, "each border resident is a living milestone"; building a solid "people's heart position" is the decisive factor for the victory of the national border protection cause. Therefore, the Party Committee and the City Border Guard Command have proposed many policies and measures to lead and organize diverse forms of gathering and mobilizing people to participate in managing and protecting the national border. Colonel Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy Commissar of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard, said: The coordination and mobilization of people is implemented through specific, practical programs and models, ensuring closeness, regularity, synchronization, and suitability with the requirements, tasks, characteristics of each target group, area, population class and the actual situation of units and localities. The coordination content is diverse and rich, focusing on propaganda to raise people's awareness of national borders; the Party and State's guidelines, policies and strategies on building, managing and protecting sovereignty over borders, seas and islands; coordinating and mobilizing the construction of self-management models; participating in the economic-cultural-social development of coastal border areas; organizing social security activities, improving people's lives...

The results of the people's mobilization work are that many models, movements and activities of the masses participating in protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security have been built and strongly developed, such as: Establishing and maintaining the effective operation of 25 "Self-managed security and order teams", 15 "Self-managed and safe ship and boat teams", 5 "Self-managed safe ferry terminals"; people of all walks of life have actively participated in reporting and denouncing crimes, detecting and supporting the Border Guard force in fighting against all kinds of crimes and social evils, coordinating patrols, participating with the Border Guard force in search and rescue, etc.; gathering and maximizing the role and strength of the people in the cause of building, managing and protecting national border sovereignty, security and order on rivers, at sea, and at port gates.

Colonel Do Vinh Thang, Political Commissar of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard, emphasized: The synchronous implementation of solutions to combat and prevent crimes to protect the sea border and mobilize people has contributed to maintaining sovereignty and security of the sea and port areas, promoting activities towards the border, sea and islands, forming a "border steel rampart" and a solid people's heart position at the Ho Chi Minh City sea border over the past years.

Article and photos: THANH HUYEN - LUONG KIEM

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/xay-dung-quan-doi/luy-thep-bien-phong-tren-cang-bien-827925