Chinesepolicehavecracked1.18millioncasesoftheft,robberyandfraudsincethebeginningoftheyearandretrievedpropertyworth6.56billionyuan($951million)formembersofthepublic,theMinistryofPublicSecurityannouncedonDec6.
Theministrywillcontinuetoenhancetheinvestigativecapacityofpoliceandtakemultiplemeasurestobeefuptheirstrengthtocrackdownonsuchcrimesacrossthecountry,saidChenShiqu,deputydirectoroftheministry’sCriminalInvestigationBureau.
“Alllocalpublicsecuritybureausaroundthecountrywillcloselymonitorthecriminalsituationandcrackitwhenevertheydiscoverone,”hesaid,addingthattheministrywillteamupwithlocalbureaustotrackdownsomeofthecountry’smajorcross-regionalcriminalgangs.
Anewcrackdowntargetingtelecommunicationandonlinecrimeskickedoffthismonthandwillruntotheendofnextyear,ministryspokesmanGuoLinsaid.
Theft,robberyandfraudarethemostcommoncrimes,Chensaid.Duetothedevelopmentoftheinternet,fastandconvenientcommunicationchannels,andtheprevalenceofmobilepayment,crimeshaveundergonesomemajorchanges,becomingmorecross-regionalandprofessional,hesaid.
Themajorityofsuchcrimesarecommittedseriallyandbysyndicatesinsteadofindividuals.Theygatherbylocationandkinshipandspreadtheircriminalmethodsacrossthecountry,seriouslyunderminingpublicsecurity,hesaid.
Incyberspace,newtypesofcrimehavebeguntopopupwherecriminalsdon’tnecessarilyhavetomakephysicalcontactwithvictims,incontrasttosometraditionalonessuchasstreetscams.
AlargecriminalsyndicatebustedrecentlybyChinesepolice,involvingsalesoffakemedicinesandoverseasmedicalcareworthabout1billionyuan($145million),isoneofthenewtypesofcriminalenterprisesthathavesprungupinrecentyears,Chensaid.
Policedetained132suspectsaftercrackingmorethan2,000casesinvolvingthesyndicate,froze700millionyuanandseizedmorethan3,000boxesoffakedrugs.
Thesyndicate,registeredasabiotechnologycompanyinDalian,Liaoningprovince,usedanagentnetworkofbeautysalonsacrossthecountrytolurevictimsabroadwithoffersoffreeluxurytripsandmedicalcheckups.
Itssalesstaff,disguisedascertifieddoctorsandmedicalprofessorsfromtheUnitedStates,diagnosedthetouristswithcancerandtalkedthemintobuyingacancerdrugcalled“CancerShield”,whichwaspricedfrom98,000($14,200)to398,000yuanandlabeledasbeingproducedintheUS.
Thedrug,seizedbythepolice,wasfoundtobeadomesticallyproducedplacebothatcostnomorethanafewhundredyuan.
“Criminalstodayareusingmorecomplicatedmethodsandbecomingbetterhidden,whichaddsmoredifficultiestoourinvestigation,”Chensaid.
“Butnomatterhowtheychangetheirmethods,publicsecuritybodieswillunswervinglyadheretostrictlawenforcementandstrengthenourforceincrackingdownontheft,robberyandfraudtoprotectourpeople’sproperty.”
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