Lao Cai receives 61 reports related to drug crime

On November 3, the Steering Committee for building "drug-free communes and wards" of Lao Cai province organized a conference to evaluate the results of implementing Resolution No. 51 of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on focusing on leading and directing the construction of "drug-free communes and wards".

The conference was organized in a direct combined online form to 99 communes and wards in the province.

After more than 7 months of implementing Resolution No. 51, with the synchronous involvement of the entire political system, the work of building "drug-free communes and wards" in Lao Cai province has achieved many important results.

In which, the police force plays a core role, proactively advising and implementing solutions to prevent and combat crime and drug evils, contributing to creating clear changes in security and order at the grassroots level.

Through hotlines and email boxes, functional forces received 61 reports related to crimes and violations of the law on drugs.

The police have verified and clarified 55 reports, prosecuted 7 cases with 19 defendants, administratively handled 2 subjects, and sent 9 subjects to drug rehabilitation; the remaining 6 reports are being further verified.

Thereby, contributing to raising people's awareness and responsibility, promoting the role of monitoring, detecting and denouncing crimes right from the grassroots level.

In the work of fighting and handling crimes, from March 20 to now, the Lao Cai Provincial Police force has discovered, arrested, and prosecuted 328 cases with 655 subjects committing crimes related to drugs.

Seized exhibits included 380.8 g of heroin; 323.2 g and 18,205 synthetic drug pills; 743.4 g of opium; 365 g of Tobaco drug; 116.1 g of marijuana; 377 bottles of CBD essential oil; 74 bottles of Methadone solution and many related exhibits.

Along with direct struggle, the management of people related to drugs has been strengthened. The whole province currently manages 5,801 people related to drugs (a decrease of 1,041 people compared to before Resolution No. 51 was issued).

Among them, 89 people are under management for illegal drug users; 1,642 people are being treated for addiction with methadone replacement drugs; 1,666 people are undergoing compulsory detoxification and 2,404 people are under management after detoxification.

Up to now, 99/99 communes and wards have self-assessed and committed to ensuring the criteria of drug-free areas.

One of the sustainable solutions in building a drug-free area is to support people related to drugs to reintegrate into the community and stabilize their lives through vocational training, job introduction and loan support.

With the "Green Seeds - Garden of Compassion" model, Lao Cai Provincial Police have connected 440 businesses, production and business establishments, synthesized recruitment needs for 9,737 job positions; organized 5 counseling and job introduction conferences for 84 prisoners and 895 drug rehabilitation center students...

Speaking at the conference, Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary Duong Quoc Huy acknowledged and praised the efforts of Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front, mass organizations and people in the province in deploying the construction of "drug-free communes and wards".

Along with that, Party committees and authorities must consider maintaining "drug-free" areas as a regular task. Each area must have a maintenance plan, clearly assign forces, people in charge, and clear inspection regimes.

Lao Cai Provincial Party Secretary requested to maintain the proactive posture of attacking and suppressing crime, strictly controlling risks, not allowing crime to have conditions to recur, and restore operations.

In particular, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations promote the role of union members, association members, families, and reputable people in the community in propaganda and mobilization work; helping people after detoxification.

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