Radio Taiwan International
Date: 15 June, 2020
By: Natalie Tso

President Tsai Ing-wen is lauding police for a massive drug bust. Her praise came on Monday, which is observed as Police Day in Taiwan. 

The Criminal Investigation Bureau revealed on Monday that authorities had confiscated over 3,500 kilograms of illegal raw materials that can be used to make drugs. It was the biggest bust in Taiwan involving drugs smuggled into the country in coffee packets. 

The raw materials discovered in the bust include “mephedrone,” PMMA and others. More than 80 people have died from using PMMA in Taiwan since last October.     [FULL  STORY]