Weapons recently found at the house of a drug baron in Long Luong commune of Van Ho district, Son La province (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – TheMinistry of Public Security (MPS) launched many campaigns to crack down oncrimes in the first half of 2018, thus uncovering a number of transnationaldrug trafficking rings, MPS Minister Sen. Lt. Gen. To Lam said on July 2.
Reporting at the Government’steleconference with provinces and cities nationwide, Lam said crimes have beencurbed in the first six months, noting that 12,400 drug-related cases wereinvestigated and handled.
Police focused on arrestingring leaders to cut off drug rings while also handling hired traffickers, henoted.
According to the minister,over the reviewed period, police probed into more than 54,900 criminal cases, including over 8,800 economic crime cases and 230 corruption cases. More than12,800 environmental crime cases were also resolved.
Economic and corruptioncrimes have special relations, and the ministry is utilising synchronoussolutions, he noted.
Minister Lam said thanks tothe engagement of the whole political system – with the public security forcesbeing the core – political security as well as social order and safety havebeen maintained.
In the report, he added that the MPS has advisedthe Party and Government about many fundamental and strategic issues onpolitics, economy, and diplomacy. These include the Government’s strategy forintegration into the world in terms of security and order by 2020 with a visionto 2030, and the Prime Minister’s directive on ensuring security and order foreconomic and industrial zones as well as foreign-invested businesses.
Drastic actions have alsobeen taken to ensure absolute safety for major political events and dealingwith complex security incidents. Meanwhile, enhanced administrative reforms in theState’s management of security and order have helped to facilitate businessactivities, the minister said.
Lam asked provinces andcities nationwide to have a better grasp of their local security-ordersituations and increase dialogues with local residents to thoroughly answer anyproblems that may arise.
The minister asked thelocalities to pay more attention to the fight against economic, corruption, high-tech,and drug crimes, while keeping in mind that crime combat is the focal andregular task of each ministry, sector, and locality. They should also stayready to take action in any unforeseen circumstances, he added.-VNA
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