Court closes loophole used by illegal drug makers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="making">making</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loophole">loophole</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Procuratorate">Procuratorate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 18, <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Ephedrine">Ephedrine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="methamphetamine">methamphetamine</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> 23,720 <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, 1.38 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="synthetic">synthetic</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="multiplying">multiplying</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="abstracted">abstracted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="medicines">medicines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Jungong">Jungong</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span>," <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span> <span word="compounds">compounds</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="money">money</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abstracting">abstracting</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="ephedrine">ephedrine</span>) <span word="compounds">compounds</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Guijun">Guijun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p>
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