Police chief given 7-year prison term

A police chief in charge of anti-drug trafficking in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, was given seven years in prison for taking bribes and selling information to criminals to help them get reduced sentences, Qianjiang Evening News said on Monday.

The newspaper, based in Hangzhou, said Jiang Yunqiu, the 37-year-old chief of the anti-drug squad, received the sentence on Friday. He was also ordered to repay 110,000 yuan ($15,900) in bribes and 10,000 yuan of his personal wealth was confiscated.

In the summer of 2006, a man named Ke Qi, who was charged with wounding with intent, was introduced to Jiang. Ki asked Jiang if he could provide information on drug deals which he could pass on to the authorities in order to get a lighter sentence.