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Chinese woman learned to make drugs after seeking advice on QQ

Woman held as part of suspected drugs gang who recruited people to make narcotics through social media, according to news website report

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Police with evidence seized during the drugs investigation. Photo: Chinanews.com
Wendy Wuin Beijing

A woman held in a drugs gang raid in northern China learned how to make methamphetamine after asking for advice on the online messaging app QQ, according to a news website report.

The gang was broken up by police in Luliang in Shanxi province, Chinanews.com reported.

Police destroyed three processing plants, seized 9.5kg of drugs and arrested 13 suspects in raids carried out in several provinces.

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Officers said the woman, whose full name was not given, had asked for information about making methamphetamine through QQ, one of the most popular messaging apps in China.

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Police found methamphetamine, heroin plus chemicals and drug-making equipment in her flat.

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