Taiwan Coast Guard and US HSI Bust Cross-Border Drug Trafficking, Arrest 22 in Six Months

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In response to international drug syndicates using individuals from Europe, America, and Thailand to smuggle drugs by swallowing them, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) joined forces with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Since October last year, they have successfully cracked 14 cases at Taoyuan and Kaohsiung airports, arresting 22 suspects and preventing drugs from entering the country. A total of 23.3 kg of heroin, valued at over NT$81 million, was seized. The cooperation, based on three intelligence-sharing models, will be expanded, and efforts will be made to regulate new precursor chemicals.

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