With more than 118 km of land border and more than 250 km of sea border, adjacent to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China), Quang Ninh province has an important strategic position in terms of politics , economy, national defense and security. However, due to the complex terrain, many trails, openings, seaports, border gates, rivers, border streams... are also conditions for all kinds of crimes, especially crimes of illegal trading and transportation of narcotics.
Quang Ninh Border Guard arrested two subjects illegally transporting more than 350 cylinders of laughing gas on April 3, 2025.
According to the assessment of the provincial Border Guard, drug crimes in the province have always had the potential to increase if not well controlled, especially the situation of taking advantage of border trails, seaports, and national highways to transport drugs inland. The subjects are increasingly sophisticated, aggressive, organized and use many tricks to deal with the authorities.
In particular, these subjects often take advantage of the complex border terrain, at night, and in bad weather conditions to use small personal vehicles to divide smuggled goods, prohibited goods, and drugs into small pieces in an attempt to bypass authorities.
Notably, at 4:20 a.m. on April 3, in the Na Po hamlet area (Hoanh Mo commune, Binh Lieu district), during a joint border patrol, the Border Guard force discovered 3 suspicious vehicles. Upon inspection, the authorities seized 352 cylinders of laughing gas transported on 3 different vehicles, none of which could produce documents proving the origin of the goods.
Previously, on March 26 in Mong Cai City, the Border Guard also coordinated to arrest 3 pickup trucks carrying 264 cylinders of laughing gas of unknown origin. The subjects confessed to transporting the above goods from the border area to the inland for a fee.
Or, at 6:05 p.m. on December 26, at Long Beach urban area (Tra Co ward, Mong Cai city), the patrol team of Tra Co Border Post discovered a young man named Pham Van Hao (born in 2006, residing in An Lao, Hai Phong ) showing suspicious signs. During an on-site inspection, the authorities seized 5 plastic bags containing white crystals in his jacket pocket. Hao confessed that it was ketamine that he brought along for use. The forensic conclusion determined the total weight to be 3.05 grams.
These are just 3 of hundreds of law violations that have been detected and handled on the border since the beginning of the year. According to statistics, since the beginning of 2025, the provincial Border Guard force has detected and handled 181 cases with 289 subjects and 151 vehicles violating the law; including 8 drug cases, arresting 22 subjects and seizing 225.3 grams of various drugs.
Recognizing the dangerous and complex nature of crimes of illegal trading and transportation of drugs across the border, in recent times, the Border Guard of Quang Ninh province has identified this as a key, long-term task requiring synchronous coordination with inter-sectoral forces.
Border Guard and Customs forces coordinate to inspect goods and vehicles at Hoanh Mo Border Gate (Binh Lieu District)
Accordingly, the Provincial Border Guard has proactively developed and implemented many specialized plans, identifying key areas and routes that are frequently exploited for smuggling and transporting prohibited goods. In particular, coordination is a key factor, creating a combined strength in crime prevention.
Through coordinated patrols, controls, and information sharing, the province's functional forces have discovered and handled many professional smuggling rings, effectively preventing prohibited goods such as firecrackers, weapons, explosives, and food of unknown origin from entering the border.
Along with professional measures, the provincial Border Guard attaches special importance to propaganda and mobilization of the masses, especially ethnic minorities in border areas, to participate in the fight against crime.
Since the beginning of the year, functional units have coordinated with local authorities and organizations in border localities to organize dozens of propaganda and dissemination sessions on the law, with the participation of thousands of people. The content focuses on raising legal awareness on drug prevention and control, skills to identify tricks of attraction and enticement of criminals; and popularizing border management agreements that Vietnam signed with China.
Along with that, the movement "All people participate in protecting national security" has been widely deployed, associated with self-management models such as "Safe boat team", "Drug-free village", "Border loudspeaker", "Self-management team of border lines and national border markers" ... helping people proactively detect and provide information to functional forces. Thanks to the good work of propaganda and mobilization of people, many cases have been promptly reported by people, effectively supporting the Border Guard force and functional agencies in fighting and arresting criminals, contributing to maintaining security and order, preventing crimes in the border areas and border gates of the province.
Not only stopping at the domestic scope, the Quang Ninh Provincial Border Guard also pays special attention to expanding international cooperation in the fight against crime, especially with the Chinese border management and protection forces. Activities such as talks, bilateral patrols, regular meetings, information exchange via hotlines, etc. are maintained regularly. Based on the signed cooperation agreements, the two sides have had many effective coordination activities in investigating, verifying, arresting cross-border criminals, and resolving incidents arising in the border area in a flexible and effective manner.
According to the forecast of the functional forces, in the coming time, the drug crime situation in the border area of Quang Ninh is still at high risk, especially in the context of increasingly expanding trade and goods transportation activities. In this situation, the provincial Border Guard determined to continue to focus on implementing synchronous measures: Strengthening control of border routes and seaports; expanding investigation and suppression of drug gangs and lines; promoting international cooperation and promoting the strength of the people. Thereby, continuing to firmly ensure national security in the new situation, contributing significantly to building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developed border.
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