Chinese police seize 2.4 tonnes of Ice amid drug crackdown in Guangdong

Police in Guangdong seized 2.4 tonnes of the illegal drug Ice, mainland media reported yesterday, a year after another huge operation in the province led to the arrests of nearly 200 suspects.

Guangdong and Shanghai police teamed up for a joint operation last Friday on a drug manufacturing plant in the village of Meijiaoxia in Lufeng , Guangdong province, seizing the drug haul - with an estimated street value of up to 500 million yuan - and 1.51 million yuan (HK$1.9 million) in cash.

Two pistols were also confiscated and 28 suspects arrested, including two syndicate heads, the reports said.

The operation was the biggest of its kind for Shanghai police, Xinhua reported, citing Shanghai's public security bureau.

The Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News reported that police fired warning shots as one of the syndicate heads, identified only by his surname Chen, tried to flee in a car. More than 160kg of Ice was found in his vehicle.

The report said Chen was the main "investor" behind the drug plant, which could produce up to 200kg of Ice a day.