National inspection teams to tackle gangs

Ten national inspection groups, all headed by ministerial-level officials, will go to 10 provincial regions starting next month to ensure smooth progress in an ongoing campaign against gang-related crimes.

The inspection groups, involving 335 people from various departments, including public security agencies, prosecutors and people's courts, will stay for a month in the 10 regions - Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Fujian, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan provinces and Chongqing.

The inspection work, which has three rounds, will cover the whole country by the end of next year. The groups will revisit some places at certain times, according to the leading group of the national crackdown on gangs and organized crimes.