Organized crime under pressure in crackdown

Beijing has stepped up its crackdown against mafia-like organizations, taking part in a nationwide crackdown that has put the gangs in the cross-hairs, the police said on Monday.

The latest drive in the capital follows on from a campaign launched in June 2004 in which Beijing introduced several initiatives aimed at hooligan gangs and lawlessness.

In the past six years, 4,700 criminal cases have been brought, involving 1,200 gangs.