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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