2.55 tons of drugs destroyed in Xinjiang

Authorities say they've managed to destroy over 2.5 tons of drugs during a major drug sweep in Xinjiang province on June 24th. [Photo: ts.cn]

Authorities in Xinjiang have been making major drug sweeps ahead of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking later this week.

Authorities say they've managed to destroy over 2.5 tons of drugs.

Wang Qianrong is the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau with Xinjiang's public security department.

"In the field of international drug control, a lot of work need to be done by us. On one hand, we have to sign drug control agreements with neighboring countries; on the other hand, we also need to strengthen information exchange with them."

At the same time, provincial authorities in Guangdong say they've managed to crack close to 130 cases of drug trafficking through the first five months of the year.

Over 80 suspects have been arrested in Guangdong.

Chinese customs authorities have investigated close to 550 cases of drug smuggling since June of last year.