VCN - After the Covid-19 pandemic, drug trafficking and transportation rings in the two countries have increased. Criminals are more diverse and reckless.

VCN - The illegal operations in provinces adjacent to Laos in the North Central region have increased.

VCN- The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) has requested local customs departments to execute Operation Mekong Dragon IV (from April 15 to September 15, 2022).

VCN - The number of drug-related crimes in January 2022 increased by triple digits compared with December 2021.

In 2021, the drug-related crime police force in the whole country worked with competent forces to solve tens of thousands of cases of drugs and seize tons of drugs of ...

The Customs sector has issued a plan on drug prevention and control in the 2021-2025 period in order to cope with the complex situation of drug-related crimes.

More than 43kg of drugs concealed in items were detected and prevented by HCM City Customs Department in the early days of 2022. This feat was recognized and praised by ...

Anti-smuggling forces of the customs sector made great efforts to perform their tasks, affirming the leading role of the Customs sector in the anti-smuggling work

VCN – The decree provides regulations on agencies in charge of preventing and combating drug-related crimes.

The lines of drug-related crimes have increased, operating sophisticatedly and using many weapons to fight competent forces.

Many new regulations on coordination in fighting drug-related crimes by competent forces are introduced in the draft decree on articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotic Substances

VCN – One of the notable contents in the draft Decree is the regulation on specialized and standing agencies to coordinate in the prevention and control of drug-related crimes.

Hundreds of kilograms of drugs such as heroin, synthetic drugs, marijuana, and opium have been seized by competent forces in the peak month of drug prevention in 2021.

According to the Anti-Drug Enforcement Team (Ha Tinh Customs Department), since the beginning of the year, the unit has worked with forces to successfully close five special projects

The above information was warned by a leader of the Drug-related Crime Investigation Police Department - Ministry of Public Security