Chinese police have wrapped up what's been called the toughest-ever campaign against drug related crimes. Figures of arrests and confiscation nearly double compared to the same period last year.
Since September 2014, police across the country have been mobilized to fight what the authorities call 'hundred cities anti-drug war'.
This footage acquired from police is from one of the over 100,000 cases opened over the past 6 month.
On Wednesday, Chinese police announced that during their half-year-long campaign, a total of 430,000 tons of drugs have been confiscated, up by nearly 50 percent compared to the same period of last year.
Over 130,000 suspects were arrested, up by a staggering over 90 percent. And over 600,000 more were found taking drugs, up by 70 percent.
The doubling of the figures in the arrests is, on one hand, a direct achievement of our intensified efforts. But on the other hand, it shows that the situation of drug abuse in some areas is worse than expected. During the campaign, police found the rise in online drug dealing is becoming particularly alarming, and urge internet companies to strengthen supervision.
Police say that China is facing growing challenges in drug abuse, and that one out of every hundred persons in China is a drug user. The country's geographic location and the economic boom are both reasons behind such rampancy.
Geographically, China is very close to the two top opium exporting regions, one along the Mekong River, the other in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, as people get richer, drugs are entering clubs and bars in major cities, and often come with other crimes like gambling and prostitution.
As the 6-month special operation comes to a close, police say they are looking for a more sustainable way to fight drugs and deal with this complicated social problem.
