Top Chinese police drugs buster ‘dies from overwork’
Gan Kewei, 36, loved his job and worked day and night on some of the mainland’s largest drug hauls
A veteran anti-narcotics officer in southwest China died suddenly after working overtime for many days without a break, according to Chinese media reports.
Gan Kewei, 36, a police officer in Nanning, Guangxi province, died of a brain haemorrhage 16 days after being admitted to hospital, the police-themed public WeChat account Changan-j reported.
He was taken to hospital following a fall at home after he returned from a business trip to Jiangxi to apprehend suspects, the report said.
His colleagues said Gan turned down his boss’s suggestion to take a rest after the trip and returned to work for extended hours for days on end.
Gan had received many awards for his contributions to cracking big drugs cases, according to the report.
