Efforts stepped up in battle against weapons smuggling

Cooperation with other countries is being intensified to combat arms smuggling, according to an official at the General Administration of Customs.

Last year, Chinese customs officials investigated 50 cases of smuggling involving firearms and ammunition, an increase of 16.3 percent from the previous year.

Authorities confiscated 5,916 guns, 882 gun parts and 13,000 rounds of ammunition in these cases.