( May 15, 2026, 08:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s public security authorities published 10 typical cases about cracking down on illegal exports of controlled and un-controlled precursor chemicals as well as new psychoactive substances. Since the start of 2025, Chinese authorities said they had cracked 29 related criminal cases, detained 157 suspects and seized 720 kilograms of drugs, 1.3 metric tons of new psychoactive substances, 0.9 kilograms of stimulants and 27.7 metric tons of unregulated precursor chemicals, according to the disclosure by state media outlet Xinhua. US President Donald Trump stressed the need to build on progress in curbing the flow of fentanyl precursors into the US during Thursday’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two countries have in recent years increasingly stressed law-enforcement cooperation against cross-border drug trafficking and smuggling. Statement follows (in Chinese). ...
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