Vietnam, US Strengthen Collaborative Efforts to Combat Drug Crimes

Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law at the Vietnam Coast Guard Command has expressed his hope that the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) will augment cooperation with the Vietnam Coast Guard and Border Guard amid complicated developments of drug and human trafficking crimes.
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Hosting a Hanoi reception for Shelby Smith-Wilson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the INL, Major General Vu Trung Kien suggested both sides strengthen information sharing on crime syndicates and drug crimes at sea, and organize training courses to improve capacity for the Vietnamese law enforcement officers in the fight against drug crimes, human trafficking and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

At the reception ( Image source: qdnd.vn)
At the reception ( Photo: qdnd.vn)

He also recommended that INL continue arranging foreign language training courses for the staff of the Vietnamese forces.

Over the past time, the US Government and the INL, in particular, have supported the Vietnamese coast and border guards to better their law enforcement capacity and organized various regional programs and conferences that offer Southeast Asian countries opportunities to discuss and join hands to settle drugs and crimes effectively.

The US official affirmed that the US Government always accompanies the Vietnamese Government in ensuring a safe and open Indo-Pacific, and spoke highly of the efforts of the Vietnamese forces in the fight.

She said the INL always attaches much importance to its cooperation with the Vietnam Coast Guard, hoping for stronger collaboration in the above-mentioned areas as well as the implementation of initiatives to improve the role of women in law enforcement at sea.

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