The News Lens
Date: 2016/07/12
By: Hsu Chia-yu
Authorities say the July 4-6 nationwide campaign led to the largest number of 
arrests in the nation’s history.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) says that a total of 525 drug dealers were arrested and 1.5 tons of drugs were seized during a nationwide sweep on July 4-6, in what the authorities say is the largest number of arrests in Taiwan’s history.
Wang Tian-sheng (王添盛), chief prosecutor at the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, told a press conference on July 11 that this will not be the last drug bust.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has made the drug problem one of her top priorities. Soon after her inauguration, she said the government would strengthen its anti-drug efforts. The Executive Yuan has since devised a series of strategies, including the nationwide drug sweep, to reach Tsai’s goal. [FULL STORY]
