China News Agency, Beijing, June 23 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The National Immigration Administration of China held a deployment meeting on the 23rd to severely crack down on the "meerkat hunting" operation "catch snakes" to chase and flee the crime of obstructing national (border) management.
The reporter learned from the meeting that 192 "snake heads" have been captured in the "Snake Catch" operation.
The special operation (code-named "Capturing Snakes") led by the National Immigration Administration to hunt down important criminal suspects at large for crimes obstructing national (border) management has successfully captured 192 important fugitives since its deployment in September 2021. Among them, there are 86 important domestic fugitives and 106 overseas important fugitives. It has also extended and dismantled a number of smuggling gangs that are intertwined with cross-border crimes such as gambling, fraud, and drug trafficking. It has served the overall situation of national epidemic prevention and control, and effectively maintained the security and stability of ports and borders.
It is understood that the deployment meeting of the "catch snake" chase and escape attack will focus on the newly identified 100 leaders of smuggling gangs, behind-the-scenes organizers, transporters, and key elements who have committed serious crimes, bad influence, and are hiding at home and abroad. Launch a new round of special arrests.
Since the launch of the "Snake Catch" operation, the national public security organs and immigration management agencies have based on the two battlefields at home and abroad, through a series of effective measures such as special arrests, cross-border law enforcement cooperation, publicity and mobilization of the public, and mobilization to surrender. A large number of fleeing and hiding organizations have been hunted down to transport the chief villain and backbone of the criminal activities of smuggling.
The relevant person in charge of the National Immigration Administration said that the follow-up will continue to increase the pursuit of important criminal suspects of crimes that obstruct national (border) management, make every effort to arrest the fugitive suspects, and promote the "meerkat hunting" operation to be carried out in depth. Build strong border security barriers.
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