Chinese and Malaysian police have jointly cracked a major cross-border drug case, seizing 23 kilograms of "ice", or methamphetamine, and capturing 32 suspects, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced Thursday.

In a joint move launched on April 27, police also captured 1,970 kilograms of semi-finished drugs, two pistols, eight sedans, and a batch of raw material and equipment for making ice.

This is the first time for police from China and Malaysia to cooperate in cracking down on drug production and trafficking.

The MPS said that it has kept a close watch on this cross-border drug ring since two years ago and it dispatched a special work team to Malaysia earlier this month to seek collaboration with Malaysian police.

On the early morning of April 27, police from China and Malaysia launched an operation simultaneously in their own countries.

The Chinese police captured Ye Wenjun and 16 other suspects in east China's Shanghai Municipality and Fujian Province.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian police captured Cai Qinghai, Qian Yongdong, and 13 other suspects. They also destroyed a large ice-producing factory and seized the 23 kilograms of ice, 1,970 kilograms of semi-finished drugs, and batch of raw material and equipment for making ice.

Source: Xinhua