Hurdles in drug fight remain for police

A lack of focus on the drug problem and insufficient help for addicts are the biggest obstacles police face in tackling drug-related crimes, according to the Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday.

In October, the ministry initiated a special action that by the end of the year had uncovered 52,800 drug crimes and led to the arrest of 60,500 suspects, increases of 42.9 percent and 47.5 percent over the same period in 2013, figures provided by the ministry show.

Police also seized 11 metric tons of various drugs.