‘Fruitful results’: China’s top police chief hails joint crackdown with New Zealand against drug trafficking, fraud
- Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong says ‘candid communication’ between security agencies has helped curb narcotics trade
- New Zealand could become ‘valuable’ fentanyl market for Chinese criminal networks, experts have warned
Wang Xiaohong, China’s public security minister, said China and New Zealand achieved “fruitful results” in combating financial crimes, telecoms fraud and narcotics, according to a report by state news agency Xinhua.
“For a long time, the law enforcement departments of both countries have engaged in candid communication and professional, efficient cooperation”, Wang said, according to the report.
“China is willing to work with New Zealand to strengthen pragmatic cooperation in the field of law enforcement and security … and better benefit the people of both countries.”
New Zealand Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said his country was willing to advance bilateral law enforcement and security cooperation, the report said.
Fentanyl use has recently surged in New Zealand, and the United States has warned that the country was at risk of being targeted by criminal networks as one of the next big markets for fentanyl.
