FBIS4-21302
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JPRS-TDD-94-018-L
JPRS
Narcotics
26 April 1994
CHINA
Narcotics Roundup for 29 March-15 April
Narcotics Roundup for 29 March-15 April
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HK1504083694
BFN
[Editorial Report] The following is a compilation of
reports on drug-related crimes, investigations, trials,
sentencings, and other activities in the PRC monitored by FBIS
Hong Kong Bureau during the period 29 March to 15 April. The
source and mode of processing are given in parentheses at the
end of each entry.
National
Concern Over Secret Societies
An article in the latest issue of ZHONGHUA WENZHAI (CHINA
DIGEST) revealed that the Central Commission on Politics and Law
paid special attention to the activities of secret societies in
China and took them as one of the 10 major targets of the
anticrime action. The Ministry of State Security also took
organized crime as a highly dangerous phenomenon to be brought
under strict supervision and control. The ministry has launched
three major campaigns against secret societies: From Shaoyang in
the south, to Harbin in the north, and to Lintong in the west.
The article, entitled "Are There Mafias in China?" revealed that
hundreds of criminal gangs often fought each other openly in the
streets of Shaoyang, western Hunan. The 1991 anticrime campaign
solved 4,041 cases, including 1,096 major ones; eliminated 801
criminal gangs; and arrested 6,175 gangsters, including 1,299
backbone members of the gangs in Shaoyang. The crime syndicates
in Harbin operated as business enterprises, controlling the
construction market in the city. The article also revealed that
crime syndicates in China were involved in international
criminal activities, such as drug trafficking and
counterfeiting. [Summary] [Beijing ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE in
Chinese 1118 GMT 10 Apr 94]
Provincial
Shenzhen
Drug, Burglary Gang Broken Up
Based on the confession of an arrested burglar, a police
unit of the Luohu sub-bureau of the Shenzhen Public Security
Bureau smashed a drug and burglary gang, arrested 44 addicts and
thieves, and seized drugs and such stolen goods as wallets and
bracelets. The burglary occurred on 24 March when owner of a
house caught the burglar red-handed. All the 44 who arrested
hailed from Sheungde County, Hunan Province. [Summary] [Hong
Kong WEN WEI PO in Chinese 2 Apr 94, p a3]
Qinghai
Major Drug Trafficking Case Cracked
Recently, the Qinghai public security organ cracked a major
drug-trafficking case, in which 6,220 grams of heroin were
seized. It was the most serious case in the province ever. The
culprits, Chen Ziyong and You Yutai, two peasants from Zhejiang,
were apprehended according to the law. [Text] [Beijing FAZHI
RIBAO in Chinese 18 Mar 94 p 3]