Police force requested to strengthen fight against law violations of wildlife protection

PSNews - The Ministry of Public Security on October 6 held an online meeting to review four years of implementing the plan on strengthening State management over food safety and three years of implementing urgent measures to prevent and fight illegal wildlife trade and use.

The Ministry of Public Security on October 6 held an online meeting to review four years of implementing the plan on strengthening State management over food safety and three years of implementing urgent measures to prevent and fight illegal wildlife trade and use. Major General Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security chaired the event.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Duy Ngoc and delegates at the event.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Duy Ngoc and delegates at the event.

Following Directive No. 13/CT-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on May 9, 2016, on strengthening State management over food safety and Directive No. 28/CT-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on September 17, 2016, on some urgent solutions to prevent and fight illegal wildlife trade and use, the Ministry of Public Security issued Plan No. 152 on May 30, 2016, and Plan No. 153 dated May 29, 2017, directing public security agencies and units to comprehensively implement the Prime Minister’s directives. 

After four years of implementing Directive 13 and more than three years of implementing Directive 28, the environmental police force nationwide achieved many remarkable results.

Particularly, the environmental police force executed working plans and professional measures to prevent and fight crimes and violations against food safety and wildlife protection regulations. They detected and handled 48,265 cases, including 474 cases prosecuted and fined over VND 240 billion in total.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister Nguyen Duy Ngoc emphasized that in the coming time, public security agencies and units should strictly implement the tasks and solutions articulated in the plans of the Ministry of Public Security.

The Deputy Minister also requested the Environmental Police Department to serve as a think-tank, advising the Ministry of Public Security's leaders on measures to improve the effectiveness of the fight against crimes and violations of food safety and wildlife protection. 

The department should organize training courses on wildlife protection and food safety as well as guide the environmental police force to effectively fulfill their missions. The department should also pay due attention to praising teams and individuals with good achievements in wildlife protection and food safety.

By Thien Minh

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