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Ministry of Public Security: Major achievements have been made in the comprehensive implementation of the anti-narcotics strategy of "clearing the source and cutting off the flow" in the "Golden Triangle" region

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Qilu Network Lightning News, January 19, reporters learned from today's press conference that in 2021, the Ministry of Public Security focused on highlighting the drug problem, insisted on opening up the road, struck a heavy blow, and successfully cracked a number of major and important cases, forming a powerful deterrent to drug lawbreakers and criminals.

Ministry of Public Security: Major achievements have been made in the comprehensive implementation of the anti-narcotics strategy of "clearing the source and cutting off the flow" in the "Golden Triangle" region

Lan Weihong, deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Office, deputy director of the Narcotics Control Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, and first-level inspector, introduced that in 2021, public security organs in various places cracked a total of 349 drug target cases of the Ministry of Public Security, arrested 22,000 criminal suspects, and seized 26.9 tons of various drugs. At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security has carried out in-depth overseas clean-up operations, firmly grasped the "Golden Triangle," the general cause of the mainland's drug problem, and comprehensively implemented the anti-narcotics strategy of "clearing the source and cutting off the flow." Directed the public security organs in Guangdong, Fujian, Shandong and other places to work with the Cambodian police to crack three major cases of transnational drug trafficking in a row, successively arrested 46 criminal suspects in Cambodia, seized 2.95 tons of drugs, a market value of nearly 1.7 billion yuan, achieved major results, and made outstanding contributions to controlling the outflow of drugs in the "Golden Triangle" region and protecting the vital interests of the people of their own countries and neighboring countries.

Public security organs throughout the country coordinate the two battlefields at home and abroad, and organize the "Qingyuan" No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 operations according to the echelon. In cooperation with relevant countries, a total of 4 overseas drug processing plants, 5 drug warehouses, and 15 warehouses for precursor chemicals were destroyed, 162 criminal suspects at home and abroad were arrested, and 15.48 tons of various drugs, 223 tons of drug-making materials, 17 guns, and 2,010 bullets were seized.

Liang Yun, executive deputy director of the National Narcotics Control Office and director of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, introduced that in April and October 2021, the Ministry of Public Security launched two batches of about 1,000 "red and blue confrontation" drug detection skills competition. The participating teams directly seized 34 drug cases, arrested 42 drug-related personnel, seized 50.2 kilograms of various drugs, seized 25 tons of precursor chemicals, effectively blocked the infiltration of drugs into the "Golden Triangle", and effectively cracked down on and deterred drug trafficking criminals.

Lightning News reporter Wang Zhiqin reported from Beijing

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