(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved Vietnam’s participation in the Global Container Control Program (CCP) to minimize the exploitation of maritime containers for the illicit trafficking of drugs and transnational organized crime.
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| Police seize drugs after a trafficking ring is foiled. (Photo: VNA) |
The CPP is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Customs Organization, sponsored by the UNODC through non-refundable aid. This global initiative began in 2004 to help members apply sustainable laws at selected sea ports. Vietnam and 4 other Southeast Asian nations - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines – will launch the program in 2014. In Viet Nam, the program will run until 2016.