PANO - Deputy-Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung paid a working visit to border posts in Mong Cai, Quang Ninh Province on August 15th and 16th.

Over the past time, Quang Ninh Border Guards have comprehensively carried out their border tasks, built comprehensive and strong unit as well as strong and healthy Party committee, and well-fulfilled their assigned tasks.

The Provincial Border Guards have teamed up with relevant forces to manage and defend the national sovereignty and security at border.

Moreover, border units have bettered their work of giving recommendations to local authorities and party committees to build the whole-army border posture and to thoroughly grasp criminals’ activities in contribution to upholding political security and social order.

At the working session, Colonel Le Tien Thanh, Commander of Quang Ninh Border Guards, stressed that the Province has seen a decline in social evils and crimes thanks to active and drastic actions in crime fight and control. Specifically, in the first 6 months of this year, 8 drug cases were revealed, seizing nearly 12kg of drugs and 286 suspects were arrested. Meanwhile, in the same period of last year, 11 drug cases were unveiled, seizing more than 13kg of drugs and 299 law-violated suspected were arrested.

Having checked and listened to reports by Mong Cai city and Quang Ninh Provincial Border Guards, Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung hailed their accomplishments.

The General emphasized good cooperation among forces in Quang Ninh Province. According to him, it is a tight cooperation that helps bring the coordinated strength into full play and support participants to fulfill their assign missions with high achievements in social evil and criminal prevention at border.

Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Cung also stressed that Border Guards and relevant forces need to thoroughly grasp any developments in the locality and drastically lift up their work of drug trafficking, trade fraud, and violation prevention. Timely commendation and punishment also needs to be paid much attention.

One task that the General specially highlighted is efficient public mobilization, so that local people will join active hands in criminal prevention.

Reported by Xuan Dung

Translated by Mai Huong