Tightening the southwestern border area

Facing the situation of illegal entry on the southwest border line, potentially high risk of spreading Covid-19, localities gather all resources, tighten control and manage the border area, ready to respond. deal with all situations
These days, along the border line bordering Cambodia in the provinces of Kien Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, … Covid-19 is everywhere. There, the soldiers take turns guarding, controlling every crossroads to prevent people from entering illegally.

Strengthen force for hot spots On the An Giang border line about 100 km long, the Long Binh Border Gate area (An Phu district) managed by Long Binh Border Guard Station is a hot spot for illegal entry. Because this section of the border crossing this border gate is adjacent to the river, people living along the two river banks can cross at any time. Meanwhile, on the other side of the border, there are many casino hotels, attracting a large number of players, so there is a high risk of spreading the disease if these people deliberately flee to Vietnam. Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Hoai Linh, Politician of the Long Binh Border Guard Fort, said the unit manages more than 15 km of the border crossing 2 communes of Khanh An, Khanh Binh and Long Binh town of An Phu district. Currently, the unit has set up 20 groups and posts along the border to both prevent the Covid-19 epidemic and prevent people entering illegally and smuggling. “Due to the specificity of the locality having a border on the river, the patrol and control work has many difficulties, the ships are parked close to each other, obscuring the view. Particularly more than 4 km on the road, the houses and gardens. Densely planted fruit trees also create opportunities for subjects to take advantage of the night to illegally enter or hide. raft back and forth, as well as tightening open paths to prevent anyone from crossing the border illegally “- Colonel Linh said. Soldiers at the Border Guard at Long Binh border gate with local militia patrolling and controlling the border area Photo: THOTOT Receiving us at the border area of ​​Tan Chau town (An Giang province), Senior Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Van Dang, Politician of Vinh Xuong International Border Guard Station, said that this post manages the upper border line 2, 2 km, of which about 700 m is river way. On this route, in the landmark 241 area, there are 68 households living, if you do not watch carefully, it will be easy for people and people to escape and enter. Therefore, from 10 fixed posts, now on the whole route increased to 13 posts, along with 4 teams to control the flow on the river. According to the leader of Vinh Xuong International Border Guard Station, the unit has just been strengthened over 30 border guards from the provinces of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Soc Trang, Phu Yen, Hai Phong. With the newly strengthened army, the unit has more than 90 soldiers, along with about 40 officers and soldiers of the police and militia participating at the posts. Not subjective, neglect According to the Dong Thap Border Guard Command, in the past week, the unit discovered 12 cases of illegal entry, 17 cases of entry without proper procedures. In addition to handling administrative violations, these cases were put into central isolation in accordance with regulations. Mr. Doan Tan Buu, Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, affirmed that the province continues to concentrate all resources, tighten control, manage the border area, ready to respond to any situation. At the same time, direct the units to absolutely not be subjective and neglectful in Covid-19 epidemic prevention, especially while the epidemic is complicated, the risk of pathogens entering from the border area. very high. In recent days, border forces stationed in Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province have prevented dozens of illegal immigration and immigration by sea, quarantined hundreds of people, prosecuted and arrested many people. head statue. All persons who entered and entered illegally admitted that the outbreak of Covid-19 in Cambodia should try to return home to escape the epidemic. Senior Lieutenant Colonel Su Vinh Thong, Commander of the Command Board of the Border Guard at Duong Dong Port (Phu Quoc City), emphasized his determination to control illegal immigration. The commanding board regularly surveyed key positions, increased patrol and control 24/24, encouraged patrol forces so that the soldiers would raise their guard, especially at night … At the same time, coordinated with the authorities in the city to thoroughly handle suspect objects when entering and leaving illegally in Phu Quoc City. Facing the complicated situation of illegal entry, potentially high risks of epidemics entering our country, the People’s Committee of Phu Quoc City directed the People’s Committees of communes and wards in the city to coordinate with the police and the army. border line of propaganda for prevention of epidemic Covid-19. When people discover a suspicious person entering Phu Quoc, they immediately report to the authorities to promptly prevent, quarantine, and avoid spreading Covid-19 in the community, especially on the occasion of the 30th- 4 and 1-5 to come. 33,000 households committed Colonel Nguyen Thuong Le, Commander of the An Giang Border Guard, said that the current situation of Covid-19 in Cambodia is complicated, so many Cambodian overseas Vietnamese are trying to return to Vietnam. Therefore, the Provincial Border Guard Command considers the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic a key political and urgent task. The key to preventing epidemics from entering across borders is to detect, prevent and prevent illegal entry and exit. In addition to not assisting and transporting people in Cambodia or illegally returning from epidemic areas, people in border areas should not voluntarily cross the border without permission of the competent authority. Currently, more than 33,000 households living along the border line across the province have signed commitments to take measures to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, as well as not to violate the law on illegal immigration and other crimes. offense. COMPANION UNIT