VN, Cambodia, Laos join hands in anti-drug
VGP - Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong led a Vietnamese delegations to join the 16th Tripartite and Bipartite Ministerial Conference of Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos on Drug Prevention and Control that opened in Phnom Penh on December 6.
Speaking at the event, deputy head of the Police General Department Dong Dai Loc said that Vietnamese authorities at central and local levels have worked closely in combating drugs, anti-drug communications, detoxification and the management of legal activities involving drug precursor.
The anti-drug partnership among Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos has been strengthened with various joint activities, adding that Viet Nam has held 15 training courses for 272 officials from Cambodia and Laos.
He proposed that authorized forces of the three countries should continue maintaining and improving their meetings in order to share information and seek measures for better cooperation in the fields.
More efforts are needed to convince locals not to grow poppies, and trade and use drugs, he said, stressing that it is necessary to support the socio-economic development in border localities, thus improving locals’ income and awareness of safeguarding security in border areas.
In the first nine months of 2016, Cambodia detected 3,500 drug trafficking cases, 45% higher than the same time last year, while Viet Nam discovered nearly 11,000 cases, up 28%.
By Thuy Dung