On October 22, Phuoc Tinh Border Guard Station (HCMC Border Guard) said it had discovered and caught red-handed a subject illegally storing drugs.
Through monitoring and ambush, at around 4:00 p.m. on October 21, in the area of Group 10, Tan Phuoc Hamlet, Long Hai Commune (HCMC), the Drug and Crime Prevention Force of Phuoc Tinh Border Guard Station coordinated with Long Hai Commune Police to catch Nguyen Thanh Tri (born in 1991) red-handed for illegally storing drugs.
At the scene, the authorities seized a white plastic bag containing a white crystalline substance weighing about 5 grams. Through investigation, Tri confessed that the above evidence was synthetic drugs in the form of rocks. Therefore, the authorities arrested the subject to continue verifying and clarifying, and prepare a case for handling according to regulations.
Phuoc Tinh Border Guard Station also said that, implementing the peak emulation campaign "80 days and nights of model action" to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Military Region 7 (December 10, 1945 - December 10, 2025), the unit has organized forces to stay in the area, grasp the activities of all types of subjects, and regularly organize patrols, ambushes, and be ready to handle all situations that arise.
Thereby, effectively detecting and combating all types of crimes, especially drug crimes; contributing to maintaining political security, social order and safety of communes in coastal border areas in the area under their management.