Four Britons held in China, two days after language school drugs bust
- British embassy in Beijing could not confirm arrests were tied to raid in Jiangsu
- Investigation centres on group including 16 foreign teachers and students
Four Britons have been arrested in eastern China, the British embassy said on Friday, two days after police there announced a drugs bust involving 16 foreigners.
Authorities in the city of Xuzhou in Jiangsu province said on Wednesday that a total of 19 people were held in a drugs raid that centred on a branch of a Swiss language school.
Those arrested included seven foreign teachers and nine overseas students, police said.
No other details of nationalities or the case were released.
“We are in contact with the Chinese authorities following the arrest of four British people in Jiangsu province, and are providing consular assistance,” a spokeswoman for the British embassy in Beijing said.
She said the embassy could not confirm if the arrests were part of the drugs case investigation.