China seizes 1,943 kg drugs since May
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-06-14 21:23

Chinese police have smashed 434 drug gangs, uncovered 7,650 drug-related cases, seized 7,486 suspects and 1,943 kilograms of illegal drugs, and retrieved 38.99 million yuan (US$4.7 million) of illegal money since May 1, according to the Ministry of Public Security Monday.

"It marks an initial victory in our five-month crackdown against drug trafficking, which will end in September," said Li Yuanzheng, deputy director of the ministry's anti-drug department.

The ministry announced on April 9 that it would launch a nationwide crackdown to smash drug rings and their trafficking networks and to retrieve money involved in drug deals.

Drug crimes in southwest China's Yunnan Province, the most important path through which drugs from the Golden Triangle sneak into China continuously, were listed as the chief target of the campaign.

According to the ministry, local police in Yunnan cracked a case of trafficking "ice", or methamphetamine, on May 7, seizing 102 kilograms of "ice".

On May 10, policemen in southern Shenzhen city and eastern Shanghai municipality successfully cooperated in uncovering a drug mailing case, seizing four suspects and 0.949 kilograms of "ice" to be shipped to Australia.

Police of Guangzhou city, south China's Guangdong Province, also shattered a crime ring producing and selling ecstasy pills on June 2, after four months of spying and inspection. They demolished a factory, seized 588,500 "head-shaking" pills, or ecstasy, and retrieved 300,000 yuan (US$36,276) involved in drug crimes and three cars bought with illicit money.

In addition, Zhejiang and Hainan provinces have both strengthened supervision over public places of entertainment to curb rampant drug deals there since the campaign started.

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