Major General Le Hong Nam, Director of the HCMC Public Security Department on November 8 hands over a decision on applauding the police units that gained outstanding achievements in dismantling a drug trafficking network.

The police agencies include divisions 6 and 7 of the Professional Technical Department; division 7 of the Drug-related crime investigation Police Department, battalion 4 and the special Drug-related crime investigation police force under the Mobile Police regiment, the Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes of District 8’s Police.

On November 5, the Police Department of District 8 coordinated with the HCMC Police Department to break down a drug ring conducted by Nguyen Thi Thanh Thao, confiscated 29 bricks of heroin weighing more than 11 kilograms and 74 ecstasy pills.

Thao used to get a life sentence for drug trafficking and received a postponement of the execution of the sentence for nursing a child younger than 36 months of age.

Director of the HCMC Public Security Department (C) offers flowers to polices.

Major General Le Hong Nam, Director of the HCMC Public Security Department speaks at the event.

Leaders of the HCMC Police Department and District 8 attend the event.