Police break up criminal meat network, arrest 110

Police have broken up a large criminal network selling sick and dead pigs across the country's 11 provinces and regions, a trade worth 100 million yuan ($16.3 million).

Police targeted 11 criminal gangs and swooped on more than 30 hideouts, arresting 110 suspects, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

At the end of 2013, police in Shaoyang, Hunan province, started to investigate a case on purchasing and processing sick and dead pigs. Police not only uncovered a criminal gang, but also a larger network involved in the trade.