Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Vien, Director of the Police Department for Drug Related Crime Investigation, speaks at the conference on September 26. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Vien, Director of the PoliceDepartment for Drug Related Crime Investigation (C04) under the VietnameseMinistry of Public Security, and Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police(AFP) Lesa Gale co-chaired the event.
Viensaid Vietnam is facing great pressure from the trafficking of drugs from theGolden Triangle. Besides, amid international integration and globalisation,drug related crimes in other regions in the world have also had certain impactson Vietnam, making the drug crime situation more complicated.
This factrequires closer and more effective coordination among law enforcement forces ofcountries, he went on.
With their geographical locations favourable forsea and air transport, Vietnam and Australia encounter a common threat that thesemeans of transport are used to traffic large volumes of drugs. Synthetic drugs broughtfrom the Golden Triangle to Vietnam may continue to be shipped to Australia,the official pointed out.
He expressed his belief that Australia sharesVietnam’s viewpoint of preventing drugs early and from a far. Given this, it isnecessary to maintain cooperation and share a higher sense of responsibility tocrack down on drug related crimes and minimise the consequences left by the crimesfor society.
Vietnamese and Australian officials at the conference (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)The AFP wishes to work with the Vietnamese police for drugrelated crime investigation to fight against these threats, she said, notingthat the conference marks the AFP’s commitment to continue assisting theVietnamese Ministry of Public Security by building capacity, sharinginformation, and seeking opportunities for joint investigations.
The Australian side hopes to see more successes following theresults gained so far from the combat against trans-national drug crimes and moneylaundering, she added.
At the meeting, the C04 and AFP exchangedinformation about the drug crime situation in each country and sharedexperience to improve the effectiveness of the trans-national drug crime combat.
They also signed a letter of agreement under whichthe two sides will share information and experience, support the verificationof drug crime information, carry out joint investigation measures fortrans-national drug cases involving the two countries, provide training in drugcrime investigation, and supply equipment helping with investigation./.
VNA
