Drug control effort makes progress

Narcotics squads have rooted out a number of drug hot spots and broken hundreds of major transnational gangs over the past five years, reported a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on October 8.

The workshop, held by the Executive Office for Crime and Drug Control under the Ministry of Public Security, also reported progress made in the detoxification and rehabilitation of former drug users and strong international cooperation in this field.

Sen. Lieut. Col. Hoang Anh Tuyen, Deputy Head of the Executive Office for Crime and Drug Control, said the narcotics squad, including police, border guards and customs officers, detected over 56,000 drug-related cases involving almost 84,000 offenders. They have also uncovered 245 drug crime rings where almost 26,600 offenders were involved.

Detoxification and rehabilitation centres nationwide have treated more than 180,000 drug users over the past five years, the senior officer reported.

Narcotics squads warned of the need to maintain vigilance due to an increasing complexity in drug crimes on land, by air, waterway and inside the country./.

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Hanoi honors outstanding individuals

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Eleven model citizens and 848 outstanding individuals in the movement of “Good people, good deeds” in Hanoi were honored at the municipal Patriotism Emulation Congress for 2010-2015 in Hanoi Saturday.

Reviewing the patriotism emulation movement over the past five years, Nguyen The Thao, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee stated that the patriotism emulation movement in Hanoi has developed deep and wide, breathing new life into production and business.

So it helps maintain political security and social order.

Over the past five years, the city has 225 individuals awarded with the State’s Labor Order; 385 others received the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit; and 3,288 people were recognized “Good individual”.

As the result of the emulation movement, the city obtained an annual economic growth rate of 10.4 percent, 1.5 times over the nation’s average.

The congress for the first time honored 11 model citizens, including Prof. Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, and Prof. Vu Khieu, 95.

Addressing the congress, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong praised the achievements of Hanoi in the patriotism emulation movement over the past five years.

“In every field there are bright examples of dedication to works, high sense of responsibility and creativity, he said.

On behalf of the Party and State, Chairman Trong handed over the State President’s Golden Star Order to Hanoi for outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

This is the third time Hanoi has been awarded with this high distinction, which is significant at a time when the city is celebrating its 1,000th birthday.

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