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Four nations agree joint crackdown on cross-border drug crime
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A three-month anti-drug campaign involving Vietnam, China, Laos and Myanmar will begin on June 15, following talks among representatives of the four countries in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Key facts
- The operation, proposed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, will be carried out with the public security ministries of China and Laos and Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It is set to run until September 15, 2026.
- According to a 2025 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, seizures of synthetic drugs in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific rose by 18 per cent from 2024.
- In 2025, Vietnam’s drug crime investigation police handled 21,998 drug-related cases and arrested 44,354 suspects, seizing large quantities of heroin, cannabis and synthetic drugs.
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Summary
The operation, proposed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, will be carried out with the public security ministries of China and Laos and Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
It is set to run until September 15, 2026.