President Tsai Ing-wen is lauding police for a massive drug bust. Her praise came on Monday, which is observed as Police Day in Taiwan.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau revealed on Monday that authorities had confiscated over 3,500 kilograms of illegal raw materials that can be used to make drugs. It was the biggest bust in Taiwan involving drugs smuggled into the country in coffee packets.
The raw materials discovered in the bust include “mephedrone,” PMMA and others. More than 80 people have died from using PMMA in Taiwan since last October.
President Tsai Ing-wen went to inspect the contraband on Monday morning. She praised the police for cracking the case and preventing the drugs from entering the country and harming the nation’s students.
On May 18, a total of 3,529 kilograms of the drugs were found in 120 barrels at the Port of Taichung and 22 bags in Changhua.
The authorities have detained four suspects, including a 23-year-old man surnamed Chang.