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China busts 52,500 drug trafficking cases in 15 months

China busts 52,500 drug trafficking cases in 15 months

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Police organs all over China cracked 52,500 drug trafficking cases from January 2005 to April 2006, according to sources from the Ministry of Public Security.

The ministry on Friday held a national meeting on furthering the war against drugs.

Sources from the meeting said from January 2005 to April 2006, the police organs busted 1,279 drug trafficking gangs, arrested 66,800 suspects, seized 7.2 tons of heroin, 2.994 tons of opium, 6.3 tons of methamphetamine hydrochloride, 2.74 tons of ketamine and 2.48 million Ecstasy pills.

"These results have terrified drug trafficking gangs both home and abroad," ...

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