Internet a key tool for drug traffickers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="uncovered">uncovered</span> 151,000 <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="up">up</span> 24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>,” <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yuejin">Yuejin</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Criminals">Criminals</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 29, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 2,120 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> 11 <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="imported">imported</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> 572 <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="up">up</span> 75.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20,000 <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Equipment">Equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="narcotics">narcotics</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="updated">updated</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Lufeng">Lufeng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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