China seizes smuggled drugs on US tip

BEIJING, ⁠Dec 16 (Reuters) – China ⁠seized 430 kg of ⁠smuggled cocaine last month, acting ​on information from the ‍United States, the Chinese Public Security Ministry said on ​Tuesday.

Chinese authorities were able to seize the drugs from ​a “suspicious” international container at Yantian ⁠Port in the ‌southern city of Shenzhen on November ⁠26, the ​ministry said, based on ‌information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement ‍Administration.

The case is under further investigation, the security ministry said, giving no further details.

(Reporting by Liz Lee and Shanghai newsroom; ⁠Editing by ‌Tom ⁠Hogue)

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