U.S. and China arrest 5 in joint drug smuggling investigation ahead of Trump trip

U.S. and Chinese authorities jointly arrested five suspects in a cross-border smuggling and trafficking operation, Beijing said Monday, touting the cooperation ahead of President Donald Trump’s state visit this week.

HONG KONG — U.S. and Chinese authorities jointly arrested five suspects in a cross-border smuggling and trafficking operation, Beijing said Monday, touting the cooperation ahead of President Donald Trump’s state visit this week.

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Three Americans and two Chinese nationals were arrested in a joint operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the narcotics control bureau of China’s Ministry of Public Security that spanned Florida, Nevada and the Chinese provinces of Liaoning and Guangdong, state broadcaster CCTV said.

Authorities also seized a quantity of drugs, including protonitazene and bromazolam, it added.