No Leniency in Food, Drug, and IPR Crimes

Chinese police arrested 65,000 suspects involved in 39,000 criminal cases related to food, drugs, environment, and intellectual property rights (IPR) in 2019, the Ministry of Public Security disclosed recently. The cases pertained to activities and goods totaling a value of up to RMB 35.2 billion (about US $4.96 billion).

In response to growing transnational criminal cases of IPR infringement, the ministry has established cooperation with 35 international organizations, countries, and regional law enforcement organs to combat such crimes, and participated in 19 international law enforcement operations such as Pangea in recent years. In response to the COVID-19 epidemic that broke out earlier this year, it also issued 10 measures to fight against crimes in areas of food, drugs, and IPR to support disease control and work resumption in China.