Drug crime crackdown launched along Vietnam-Cambodia border
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior organised a conference in the southern province of Tay Ninh on June 13 to launch a joint crackdown on drug crime along the two countries’ shared borderline.
Participants of the conference pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
Tay Ninh (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of PublicSecurity and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior organised a conference in the southernprovince of Tay Ninh on June 13 to launch a joint crackdown on drug crime alongthe two countries’ shared borderline.
At the conference, nearly 200 delegates from Vietnamese andCambodian anti-drug forces discussed the recent surge in crimes, especiallythose involved drugs, as well as the outcomes and shortcomings of their joinwork in fighting crimes so far.
They agreed to collaborate in investigating, smashing drugrings, and arresting wanted suspects. They also stressed the importance ofcontrolling drug hot spots on roads, waterways, airports, and ports and ofboosting social security and order management in border areas.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuongrecommended police and authorities in Vietnam’s border provinces work closelywith their Cambodian counterparts, particularly in organising working teams tocoordinate collaboration and in maintaining their border liaison offices.
He tasked the Drug Crime Investigation Police Departmentwith joining Cambodia’s anti anti-drug police department under the Ministry ofInterior to fight drug crime, capture wanted suspects and form a relevant legalcorridor.
The Vietnamese department was also assigned to work onorganising an international conference on cooperation to fight trans-borderdrug crime, with the participation of regional countries, including Cambodia.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, in the firstsix months of 2019, competent agencies busted 13,000 drug-related cases,arresting 21,000 suspects and seizing 6 tonnes of drugs in the Vietnam-Cambodiaborder area.
Hot spots of drug trafficking consist of Vietnam’s Tay Ninh,An Giang, and Kien Giang provinces and Cambodia’s Kampong Cham, Svay Rieng,Prey Veng, Takeo, and Campot provinces.-VNA
Police busted many drug trafficking rings in the first quarter of 2019, seizing over 6 tonnes of drugs – higher than the amount seized last year and tripling that in 2017.
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Participants of the conference pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) 
