POLICE in Shenzhen have claimed success in their crackdown on ''social evils'' after making 500 arrests, official reports said yesterday.
Six individuals have been prosecuted on criminal charges and 27 have been sentenced to labour re-education since the crackdown began last month, according to the China News Service (CNS).
The report did not say if any of those prosecuted were government officials or Public Security officers.
The CNS also said more than 400 people were sent to ''shelter and re-education'' and another batch of more than 90 people were put under ''shelter and investigation''.
The report did not say whether these 500 people have faced trial or if any foreigners were involved.
It said nine karaoke lounges and saunas had been closed down and police had found more than three kilograms of heroin in a series of raids.
