Shanghai police seize 2.4 tons of methamphetamine

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AP Beijing
Last Updated : Feb 05 2015 | 8:00 PM IST
Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai today seized 2.4 tons of methamphetamine in one of the country's largest drug busts.
Shanghai police said on their official microblog that they arrested 28 people in the joint operation with police from the southern province of Guangdong, where the drug lab was discovered.
Illegal drugs remain a major problem in China despite tough laws, including the death penalty for offenders.
Last year, Guangdong police used 3,000 armed police officers in a drug sweep that seized nearly 3 tons of methamphetamine and 23 tons of raw materials to manufacture the stimulant drug.
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First Published: Feb 05 2015 | 8:00 PM IST

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