That was the message delivered by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong at a meeting in Hanoi on June 12, to praise 37 outstanding organizations and 111 individuals in the fight against drugs over the last decade.

The deputy PM said the anti-drug taskforces of the Ministry of Public Security, border police, customs, and navy forces and relevant agencies had worked diligently in an effort to eradicate the crime from the Southeast Asian country.

Over the last 10 years, anti-drug taskforces have been active in seizing caches of opium, heroine amphetamines and other addictive substances. As a result, 111,000 drug trafficking cases have been prosecuted, including several transnational drug rings. More than 190,000 smugglers and dealers have also been sentenced to prison terms.

During the course of the decade-long war on drugs, seven officers were killed while they were on duty.