China, U.S. anti-drug agencies jointly crack down on cocaine smuggling

(ECNS) — Law enforcement agencies from China and the United States have cooperated in cracking a major cocaine smuggling case, Chinese police authorities said Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, acting on intelligence provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), China's anti-drug authorities seized 430 kilograms of smuggled cocaine from a suspicious international shipping container at Yantian Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 26.

Further investigation into the case is currently underway.

(By Evelyn)