Anhui rooting out organized crime

By the end of April, Anhui province had broken up 1,267 criminal gangs as the province continues a campaign that began in January 2018 against organized crime.

A total of 594 cases associated with criminal gangs have been heard and 1,253 officials who provided them with "protective umbrellas" received Party disciplinary or administrative penalties, including 122 being transferred to judicial authorities for suspected criminal involvement, provincial authorities said at a news conference in Hefei on Tuesday.

Last month, 137 gangs were shut down after the central authorities sent a team to Anhui for a monthlong inspection to oversee operations against organized criminal activity.