The request was made by Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Border Guard Command Major General Nguyen Hoai Phuong on January 19 while inspecting the provincial Border Guard Command’s combat readiness, its preparations for ensuring security in the province during the upcoming 13th National Party Congress, during the lunar New Year 2021, and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
General Phuong added that in the context that the country is going to host various important events, and the COVID-19 pandemic is developing complicatedly in the region and world, the province’s border guards should foster cooperation with relevant forces to prevent SARS-Cov-2 from entering the country and combat crimes in border areas. He urged the unit to encourage and take care of troops in action in the upcoming lunar New Year 2021.
According to Commander of the Long An provincial Border Guard Command Senior Colonel Pham Phu Phuoc, at present the unit is maintaining dozens of fixed and mobile checkpoints and 36 border management teams to prevent illegal immigration, smuggling, trade fraud, and fake commodities and ensure political security and public order before, during, and after the lunar New Year festival 2021.
On the turn of 2021, the province’s border force detected 290 smuggling cases, and seized 17kg of illicit drugs, three guns, 248,000 packages of smuggled cigarettes, 130,000 smuggled facemasks, and 9,500kg of smuggled sugar.
On the occasion, the mission visited and extended New Year wishes to troops at the Thuan Binh Border Post, the My Thanh Tay Border Post, and four checkpoints in border areas.
General Phuong presented gifts and praised efforts of on-duty troops in border areas. He asked the province’s border troops to overcome all difficulties and fulfill all assigned missions.
Source: bienphong
Translated by Tran Hoai