Beijing customs seize 5.7 kg of drugs  

北京人体藏毒比例居高 今年海关缴毒近6公斤

6月26日是国际禁毒日，北京海关今天通报称，今年以来，北京海关查获毒品案件6起，立案5起，缴获海洛因、可卡因等各类毒品5.7公斤。另外，北京海关移交其他部门通过邮递渠道走私毒品线索9件，查获各类毒品毛重10.5公斤。[查看全文]

Beijing (ECNS) -- A total of 5.7 kilograms of drugs have been seized in 2013, Beijing customs authorities said on Wednesday, or International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Customs cited six cases of drug smuggling, which also provided clues that helped crack nine cases of smuggling via mail.

Smugglers mostly chose to hide drugs either in their shoes or beneath their clothes, the authorities said.

A South African transferring from Hong Kong to Phnom Penh was found in his long johns several parcels of cocaine weighing a total of 2.45 kilograms during an X-ray detection, customs added.

The authority said it has stepped up drug enforcement efforts with sniffer dogs and high tech measures.