Ahead of Xi-Trump Meeting, China's Public Security Ministry Announces Joint US-China Drug Bust in April
Just before US President Trump's visit, China's Ministry of Public Security announced a joint operation with the US Department of Justice's DEA in early April, successfully cracking down on a drug smuggling case. The operation led to the arrest of 5 suspects, including 3 US citizens and 2 Chinese citizens, and the seizure of various drugs, hailed as a "major achievement" in bilateral anti-drug cooperation.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 11th) After China officially announced this morning that US President Trump would visit China from the 13th to the 15th, China's Ministry of Public Security immediately announced that its Narcotics Control Bureau and the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) jointly cracked a drug smuggling and trafficking case in early April. A total of 3 US citizens and 2 Chinese citizens were arrested, and a batch of drugs was seized. The Ministry claimed this was "another major achievement in deepening pragmatic cooperation" between Chinese and US drug enforcement agencies.
However, China's Ministry of Public Security did not explain why the case, solved in early April, was only announced today.
CCTV News reported that China's Narcotics Control Bureau and the US Department of Justice's DEA successfully jointly solved a drug smuggling and trafficking case involving a suspect surnamed Guo and four others in early April. Simultaneous arrests were carried out in China's Liaoning, Guangdong, and the US states of Florida and Nevada, resulting in the arrest of 5 suspects, including 3 US citizens and 2 Chinese citizens. A batch of drugs, including propionyl fentanyl and bromazolam, was seized.
China's Ministry of Public Security stated that this operation "successfully cut off a drug smuggling and trafficking channel across China and the United States," and claimed that the successful resolution of the case was "another major achievement in deepening pragmatic cooperation" between Chinese and US drug enforcement agencies, demonstrating the two countries' "determination to severely crack down on drug-related illegal and criminal activities together."
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Fentanyl is a potent opioid painkiller with rapid onset and very short duration, 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. However, in recent years, overdose rates for this synthetic opioid have soared. In the US, over 200 people die daily from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, with approximately 112,000 annual drug overdose deaths, most due to fentanyl. The US Department of Justice announced a ban on all fentanyl-like drugs in November 2017.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 11th) After China officially announced this morning that US President Trump would visit China from the 13th to the 15th, China's Ministry of Public Security immediately announced that its Narcotics Control Bureau and the US Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) jointly cracked a drug smuggling and trafficking case in early April. A total of 3 US citizens and 2 Chinese citizens were arrested, and a batch of drugs was seized. The Ministry claimed this was "another major achievement in deepening pragmatic cooperation" between Chinese and US drug enforcement agencies.
However, China's Ministry of Public Security did not explain why the case, solved in early April, was only announced today.
CCTV News reported that China's Narcotics Control Bureau and the US Department of Justice's DEA successfully jointly solved a drug smuggling and trafficking case involving a suspect surnamed Guo and four others in early April. Simultaneous arrests were carried out in China's Liaoning, Guangdong, and the US states of Florida and Nevada, resulting in the arrest of 5 suspects, including 3 US citizens and 2 Chinese citizens. A batch of drugs, including propionyl fentanyl and bromazolam, was seized.
China's Ministry of Public Security stated that this operation "successfully cut off a drug smuggling and trafficking channel across China and the United States," and claimed that the successful resolution of the case was "another major achievement in deepening pragmatic cooperation" between Chinese and US drug enforcement agencies, demonstrating the two countries' "determination to severely crack down on drug-related illegal and criminal activities together."
Fentanyl Encyclopedia
Fentanyl is a potent opioid painkiller with rapid onset and very short duration, 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. However, in recent years, overdose rates for this synthetic opioid have soared. In the US, over 200 people die daily from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, with approximately 112,000 annual drug overdose deaths, most due to fentanyl. The US Department of Justice announced a ban on all fentanyl-like drugs in November 2017.
Cherish life, stay away from drugs. You can call the Drug Hazard Prevention and Control Center hotline at 0800-770-885 for addiction information and professional assistance.
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