Intl cooperation to aid drug fight

Jump in transnational cases prompts appeal for higher-level enforcement

China will enhance intelligence exchanges and cooperation with other countries to fight drug smuggling amid an increasing number of cases, an official from the Ministry of Public Security said.

Last year, national anti-narcotics officers uncovered 1,491 transnational drug smuggling cases, up 14.5 percent from the previous year, according to the ministry.