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China becoming drawn into global drugs trade

Chinese criminals are causing “serious harm” by using the country as a transit point for drug-running and money laundering, often in collusion with foreign traffickers, according to Beijing’s top narcotics body. “Cross-national and cross-border drug activities are becoming more apparent,” Chen Cunyi, of the National Narcotics Control Commission, which operates under the powerful police ministry, told a briefing yesterday. Full Story