The Law on Drug Prevention and Control was passed by the XIV National Assembly and took effect on January 01, 01. After one year of implementation with determination, determination and synchronous spirit, Lai Chau province has achieved many positive results. Facing the development requirements of the province in the new situation, Lai Chau determined to continue promoting the implementation of the Party's leadership and directive documents and the State's laws, especially the Law on drug prevention and control, contributing to ensuring security and order in the area.
Officers and soldiers of Lai Chau Police actively propagate the Law on Drug Prevention and Control to households
Drug crime and drug evils are the cause of criminal acts and disrupt social order and safety, and are the source of many types of criminal crimes. In order to strengthen the state management of drugs and reduce the harmful effects of drug crimes on society, at the 8th session, on December 9, 12, the Xth National Assembly passed the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, which took effect on June 2000, 01 with the provisions on preventing, preventing, fighting against drug evils, controlling lawful activities related to drugs, and amending the Law on drug-related individuals and organizations, and the responsibilities of agencies and organizations. 6. In order to continue to improve the legal mechanisms and policies on drug prevention and control and overcome limitations, remove difficulties and inadequacies in the provisions of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control 2001 (amended and supplemented in 2008), contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of drug prevention and control, ensuring social order and safety, creating a healthy environment, security, and social security; On March 2000, 2008 at the 30th session of the XIV National Assembly passed the Law on Drug Prevention and Control (amended, bearing number 3/2021/QH11) and took effect on January 73, 2021. The Law has 14 chapters, 01 articles, with many important amendments and additions; especially the Law on Supplementing a New Chapter on Management of Illicit Users of Drugs has filled the gap in this work, contributed to preventing and limiting the increase of addicts, reducing the "demand" for drugs... This is a very important legal basis for making changes in drug prevention and control in the coming time, overcoming inadequacies and difficulties, close to the current situation.
In order for the Law to quickly come to life, Party committees and authorities at all levels in the province should focus on leading and directing synchronously the propagation and dissemination of the Law and drug prevention and control in many forms, with many participating forces and strongly oriented towards the grassroots, focusing on key areas and areas with potential complex drug problems. Bringing into play the strengths of the media and the press. Lai Chau Newspaper, Provincial Radio and Television Station (PT-TH Radio) opened and maintained the columns "Lai Chau Security", "Dissemination of legal knowledge"… Provincial Radio and Television Station translated into 4 ethnic minority languages (Thai, Mong, Dao, Ha Nhi); especially, the grassroots radio system has selected the content of the Law, new documents and policies on drug prevention and control, after more than 1 year, it has built 350 news articles, articles, and 98 propaganda reports. The Culture - Sports and Tourism sector has organized 610 mobile information sessions, thousands of banners, slogans, posters and 7 photo exhibitions with the theme of drug prevention and control. The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs directed the organization of propaganda, consultation, and education on drug prevention and control for 174 students at the Center for Compulsory Addiction. In order to promptly provide documents and unify propaganda content, the Department of Justice has released 20 books (Q&A documents) and over 20.000 leaflets to propagate and disseminate the law, including content on drug prevention and control; develop legal aid plans, integrate propaganda, dissemination and education of the law on drug prevention, directly organize 6 conferences on legal propaganda and education for 500 people. The provincial police force and border guard well perform the function of the core force in the fight against drugs, and at the same time actively coordinate with the Party committees, local authorities and functional agencies to promote propaganda and dissemination of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control and the guidelines, policies and laws of the Party and State on drug prevention and control in the population community. In which, the Provincial Border Guard held 45 propaganda sessions for over 2.800 turns of people. The Fatherland Front and provincial social organizations have well promoted their role in propagating and disseminating the law on drug prevention and control to all classes of people; organized thousands of propaganda sessions for tens of thousands of union members, members and people of all walks of life in the province on the law on drug prevention and control.. The province mobilized 1.006 residential areas, 85.612 households to register for drug prevention and control; There are 8 district and city trade unions, 6 industry trade unions and over 85% of grassroots trade unions that have developed programs on crime prevention and drug prevention and control...
Along with the propaganda and dissemination of the law on drug prevention and control, the fight against drug crimes has also been promoted in association with the management of illegal drug users and drug addicts. Many drug crime prevention and control plans have been implemented continuously and extensively. The specialized drug prevention and control agencies of the Police force and the Border Guard focus on dismantling crime and drug evils in key areas and areas. After a year of implementation of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, the province has detected, arrested and received 546 cases with 665 subjects, seized more than 84 kg of heroin, 4 kg of synthetic drugs, and 6 kg of opium. Strengthening the review and making of 204 dossiers of sending drug addicts to compulsory detoxification establishments. Continuing to implement the program of opiate replacement treatment with Methadone reaching 68% coverage of addicts with management records.
With synchronous, determined and drastic measures of the whole political system, after one year of implementing the Law on Drug Prevention and Control in 2021 and detailed regulations and guiding documents on the implementation of the Law, which have gradually come to life, the province currently has no "hot" locations for drug crimes, contributing to stabilizing the security and order situation, effectively serving the province's socio-economic development tasks.
However, besides the drug prevention and control work in the province, there are also many difficulties and limitations, the province has a large area, complicated terrain, and the awareness of a part of ethnic minorities in remote, isolated and border areas is still limited, causing difficulties in propaganda and law dissemination, as well as drug prevention and control. Stealth cultivation of opium poppy still occurs in some places, especially in mountainous and remote areas. The province does not have a particularly "hot" location for drug crimes, but the number of addicts is still quite large (currently the province still has over 3.000 drug addicts with management records). Management, counseling, vocational training support, job creation, and capital support for people completing detoxification programs are still limited. Lai Chau is forecasted to still be a transit area for illegal drug traffickers.
In order to continue to effectively implement the Party's leadership and direction documents and the State's laws, especially the Law on Drug Prevention and Control 2021 in the coming time, it is necessary to: Continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement Directive No. 36-CT/TW of the Politburo on strengthening and improving the effectiveness of drug prevention, control and control; Action Program No. 35-CTr/TU, dated November 01, 11 of the Provincial Party Committee on the implementation of Directive 2019-CT/TW of the Politburo and the guiding documents of the Central Committee and the Provincial Party Committee. To promote the strength of the whole political system in propaganda and fight against drug crimes and drug evils. Enhance the role and responsibility of Party committees and authorities at all levels in leading, directing, concretizing and implementing the Party's guidelines and guidelines, and the State's policies and laws on drug prevention and control. Continue to promote propaganda, education and dissemination of the law on drug prevention and control; on serious consequences of acts of violating the law on drug prevention and combat; on the harmful effects of drugs, carried out synchronously in many forms, giving good play to the role of forces in propaganda work. Focus on propaganda for teenagers, students, students and people who are vulnerable to crime and drug abuse. Promote well the role of grassroots party committees and authorities, with the core being the commune police force in drug prevention and control right from the grassroots level, especially in the management of addicts and illegal users of drugs. Strengthen and improve the effectiveness of detoxification and management of drug addicts after detoxification; along with continuing to strengthen the fight to eliminate the places of buying and selling, organizing the illegal use of drugs...
Drug prevention and control is a very important task, requiring all levels, branches, cadres, party members and people of all walks of life in the province to raise their awareness and sense of responsibility, join in with a spirit of determination and determination, together with functional forces, to gradually repel and prevent drug crimes and drug crimes in the area, contribute to ensuring security, achieving social goals, and creating favorable conditions for the achievement of social and economic goals. sustainable development.
