Police in south China's Hainan Province said on Tuesday that they have caught 16 suspects and seized 23.4 kilograms of drugs in a crackdown on an armed drug ring.
Police with the public security bureau of Danzhou City also confiscated one gun, seven knives, six vehicles and more than 116,000 yuan (17,632 U.S. dollars) in cash.
Police said that they started the investigation in March 2015 after discovering that a Danzhou resident had allegedly been involved in drug dealing. Later, the police discovered a gang that had participated in drug trafficking since April 2014.
Under the joint efforts of police from the provinces of Hainan and Guangdong and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the gang was busted and the suspects, who were scattered in different areas, were all caught.
The case is under further investigation.
