Organized crime gets triple wallop in south

Police across Guangdong province detained 690 suspects in an operation to combat organized crime, including illegal cross-border activity, in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao this month.

More than 28,000 police officers participated in operations that resulted in the seizure of 60 kilograms of drugs, six guns and 540 rounds of ammunition in searches of 13,500 vehicles and raids of some 6,100 entertainment venues - including movie theaters, karaoke bars and beauty salons.

"The operation has dealt a heavy blow to organized crime, including cross-border criminal groups that have been active in southern China," said Zhang Rui, political commissar of the Guangdong Public Security Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau.