Drugs, a tough enemy

The rise in the number of major drug-related cases police cracked last year not only sheds light on the success China has achieved in controlling narcotics in the country, but also indicates an upward trend in the use of banned substances.

What is particularly noteworthy is the increase in the number of cases involving the manufacturing of drugs. Despite the unremitting efforts in narcotics control, drugs continue to be manufactured, trafficked and consumed in China.

The criminals, usually part of a large network or the same families, are increasingly getting involved in either trafficking raw materials needed for manufacturing drugs or are manufacturing illegal substances themselves.