BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- A senior official in north China's Shanxi Province is under investigation after being suspected of accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Tuesday.

Wang Shuxin, the former executive vice mayor of Jincheng city in Shanxi Province, was arrested by the provincial procuratorate on Monday.

The probe is the latest in a string of investigations into Shanxi's high-ranking officials.

Shanxi is one of the major coal producers in China and contributes greatly to the country's energy supply.