Foreign delegates at the just-concluded international anti-drugconference for the Far East Regional Working Group highly valueVietnam’s achievements in preventing and combating drug crime.
According to Vietnam ’s report on fighting drug crime delivered atthe event in central Da Nang city on December 5-6, Vietnam hasworked closely with regional and global countries, especially nations ofthe Far East , to implement anti-drug programmes in recent times.
Vietnam actively attend international events to get update on drugcrimes criminals and related issues, as well as engage in bilateral andmultilateral cooperation mechanisms for crime fighting, including theAssociation of Heads of ASEAN Parliaments, an MoU of Greater Mekongsub-region countries and international criminal police organisationslike Interpol and Aseanpol. The country also exchanges informationconcerning drug crime on a regular basis with Laos , Cambodia ,Australia , US, China , Thailand and Indonesia.
In addition, the country annually sends officer delegations abroad toshare experience and undergo training in drug prevention. The drug crimeinvestigation police department is to put into operation a trainingcentre for anti-drug police, which is funded by the Drug EnforcementAdministration and the western US inter-sectoral task force in CuaLo, central Nghe An province.
In close proximity tothe “Golden Triangle” and “ Golden Crescent ” - two of the largestopium manufacturing and trading centres in the world - Vietnam isdirectly influenced by drug crime in the region. By the end of thisyear, the nation have counted nearly 170,000 drug addicts, who trigger agrowing demand for the deadly substances.
On topof this, international drug rings are attempting to make contact withdomestic dealers to establish trans-national gangs to smuggle drugs fromforeign countries into Vietnam for consumption, or transit to athird country.
Drugs smuggled into Vietnampredominately have their origin from the “Golden Triangle”, and theareas border the country’s northeast, northwest and southwest provinces.In addition, a large amount arrive in Vietnam from West Africa, WestAsia and Latin America via the airway, waterway and postal service.
Recently, the use of methamphetamine, known asice, has grown. Vietnam broke some gangs that were able to craftlow-quality drugs on a small scale. However, drug crimes involvingforeigners have turned complicated, especially those smuggling heroinvia the airway.
This year, Vietnamese law enforcement bodies brought to light nearly 20,000 drug cases with some 30,000 criminals.-VNA
According to Vietnam ’s report on fighting drug crime delivered atthe event in central Da Nang city on December 5-6, Vietnam hasworked closely with regional and global countries, especially nations ofthe Far East , to implement anti-drug programmes in recent times.
Vietnam actively attend international events to get update on drugcrimes criminals and related issues, as well as engage in bilateral andmultilateral cooperation mechanisms for crime fighting, including theAssociation of Heads of ASEAN Parliaments, an MoU of Greater Mekongsub-region countries and international criminal police organisationslike Interpol and Aseanpol. The country also exchanges informationconcerning drug crime on a regular basis with Laos , Cambodia ,Australia , US, China , Thailand and Indonesia.
In addition, the country annually sends officer delegations abroad toshare experience and undergo training in drug prevention. The drug crimeinvestigation police department is to put into operation a trainingcentre for anti-drug police, which is funded by the Drug EnforcementAdministration and the western US inter-sectoral task force in CuaLo, central Nghe An province.
In close proximity tothe “Golden Triangle” and “ Golden Crescent ” - two of the largestopium manufacturing and trading centres in the world - Vietnam isdirectly influenced by drug crime in the region. By the end of thisyear, the nation have counted nearly 170,000 drug addicts, who trigger agrowing demand for the deadly substances.
On topof this, international drug rings are attempting to make contact withdomestic dealers to establish trans-national gangs to smuggle drugs fromforeign countries into Vietnam for consumption, or transit to athird country.
Drugs smuggled into Vietnampredominately have their origin from the “Golden Triangle”, and theareas border the country’s northeast, northwest and southwest provinces.In addition, a large amount arrive in Vietnam from West Africa, WestAsia and Latin America via the airway, waterway and postal service.
Recently, the use of methamphetamine, known asice, has grown. Vietnam broke some gangs that were able to craftlow-quality drugs on a small scale. However, drug crimes involvingforeigners have turned complicated, especially those smuggling heroinvia the airway.
This year, Vietnamese law enforcement bodies brought to light nearly 20,000 drug cases with some 30,000 criminals.-VNA
