MND mission works with Kien Giang provincial Border Guard Command

As reported, criminal activities in the border area under the management of Kien Giang province are happening complicatedly. The smuggling and illegal transport of cigarettes, sugar, oil, wood… into Vietnam still occurs. Since the early year, the Kien Giang provincial Border Guard Command busted 109 cases of smuggling and illegal transport of goods, increasing by 15 cases compared to the same period last year. Due to the large area of management, which borders Cambodia and has many overlapping areas at sea with other ASEAN countries, as well as the lack of equipment, the combat against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit has faced a lot of difficulties.

Over the past time, the provincial Border Guard Command of Kien Giang has actively and promptly proposed measures for the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit in the locality. The cooperation with the police, customs, fisheries surveillance, market management forces has been strengthened while affiliate units have been inspected regularly over such work as border external affairs, implementation of memoranda of understanding on combat against crime and violation of law and regulations signed with Cambodia.

Addressing the session, Lieutenant General Le Chiem spoke highly of the achievements of the unit over the past time while requiring that in the coming time the province’s border guard should team up more closely with police, customs, fisheries surveillance, and market management forces of the province in carrying out tasks. The Party Committee and Chain-of-command of the provincial Border Guard Command should strengthen the implementation of directives of the Prime Minister, MND, the Vietnam Border Guard Command on the combat against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit as well as human trafficking. More attention should also be paid to border external affairs and political and education work for the troops of the command.

Translated by Huu Duong