Grim fight on drug smuggling for nation
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Drugs: Cross-border judicial communication needed
Recently, drug traffickers have tried to use shipments of marble, carpets and even Buddha statuettes to transport drugs as well as more traditional methods, such as the human body, bags or cars, said Yang Zhaohui, another senior official with the ministry's narcotics department.
"Suspects tend to become violent, and even use weapons to fight us at checkpoints," Yang said.
Cross-border traffickers often use high-tech methods, including wiretapping and network controlling, in remote areas to counter police investigations and avoid punishment, Yang said.
"Gang members form a strict management, and assume different tasks, including arranging drug sources, hiring traffickers, modifying vehicles, transport and sales," he said.
To tackle the problem, China has established judicial cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia, Liu said. He added that China is promoting law enforcement cooperation with some countries in Central and South Asia, including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
China is also trying to deepen judicial cooperation with North American and European countries to strengthen intelligence exchanges and case cooperation, Liu said.
Hong Daode, a law professor from China University of Political Science and Law, said: "The priority is to get the clues and relevant intelligence information for drug trafficking crimes."
Liu said the authorities face challenges in combating cross-border drug trafficking, as it is difficult to uncover trafficking networks and capture gang leaders, as well as conducting investigations and collecting evidence.
"We need to cooperate with judicial authorities in other countries to identify foreign suspects, and liaise on evidence-collecting abroad," he said.
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