China, U.S. jointly crack drug trafficking case, arrest 5

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced on Monday that anti-drug agencies of China and the United States have worked together and successfully cracked a drug trafficking and smuggling case, arresting five suspects.

The suspects -- two Chinese nationals and three U.S. nationals -- were arrested in coordinated operations launched simultaneously in both countries in early April by the MPS's narcotics control bureau and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a statement released by the MPS.

Raids in China's Liaoning and Guangdong provinces, as well as in the U.S. states including Florida and Nevada, also led to the seizure of drugs such as protonitazene and bromazolam, the statement said.

The MPS said the operations successfully dismantled a narcotics trafficking and smuggling channel spanning the two countries.

It described the successful cracking of this case as another major outcome of deepening practical cooperation between Chinese and U.S. anti-drug enforcement agencies, underscoring the two countries' shared determination to combat drug-related crimes.