(HBO) – The police force of Hoa Binh province and the Police General Department of the Ministry of Public Security have organised a meeting to review and implement some key solutions to deal with the complex situation of drug crime in Son La and Hoa Binh provinces. The event was attended by Party Central Committee member and Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Le Quy Vuong, and Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang.
Party Central Committee member and Deputy Minister of
Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Le Quy Vuong, Chairman of the provincial People’s
Committee Nguyen Van Quang and other delegates talk on the sidelines of the
meeting.
According to a report delivered at the meeting,
the Party Committees and administrations of Son La and Hoa Binh provinces have
given drastic directions to local authorized forces to coordinate closely with
specialized forces of the Ministry of Public Security so as to fight drug crime
and other crimes, reaping important outcomes. From September 2016 to August
2017, police of Son La and Hoa Binh, in coordination with the ministry’s C47
Department and relevant localities, cracked down on 107 cases and arrest 240
suspects. They also seized 153.42kg of heroin, 250.82kg and 134,160 synthetic
drug pills, along with a number of related documents and assets.
Communications activities have proved effective
in encouraging people to surrender weapons and explosive materials to police.
Local security and order have been improved while political security has been
ensured. Criminal activities have also been suppressed, contributing to local
socio-economic development.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Quy Vuong and
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang applauded the
outcomes obtained by Hoa Binh, Son La and relevant agencies.
Regarding focal tasks in the time ahead, the
deputy minister asked the Party Committees and People’s Committees of Hoa Binh
and Son La to reinforce and improve operations of local political systems,
especially in communes and villages, thereby promoting the capacity of
managing, steering and implementing the assigned political tasks, particularly
promoting the "All people protect the Fatherland’s security” movement,
strengthening defence-security in border areas, and preventing drug trafficking
into Vietnam.
He also ordered police and border guard forces
to drastically combat drug-related criminals in Loong Luong, Hang Kia and Pa Co
communes and nearby areas. They must pay attention to criminals who are in the
wanted list and continue to involve in drug crime.
The forces need to coordinate with relevant
ministries and sectors to submit to the Government socio-economic development
plans so as to make these areas no longer isolated and improve the material and
spiritual life of local residents, especially Mong ethnics.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
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On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.