Police in Guangdong Province have dealt with a total of
100 murder cases during an operation codenamed Yueying 2 over the
past fortnight.
The campaign's success was revealed by Huang Peifu, a senior
police officer from the Criminal Investigation Department of
Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Public Security, at a press
conference in Guangzhou yesterday.
"The crackdown on homicide cases has dealt a heavy blow to the
criminal elements in this province, where the crime rate is higher
than other parts of China," said Huang. "It will certainly help
bring crime in the province under control and should deter further
illegal activities," he added.
Guangdong police have detained a total of 6,059 suspects,
including 240 on the police wanted list, after they launched a
crackdown on 9,035 different criminal cases in the province between
May 9 and 23, said Huang.
He said police have busted 883 criminal gangs that used to
operate in the province which borders the Hong Kong and Macao
special administrative regions.
Despite the crackdown's impressive results, Huang hinted that
the police would continue to launch special campaigns throughout
the year, to stop crime developing in the prosperous province.
(China Daily May 26, 2006)
