The bureau claims that by June 20 this year, it had cracked 1,746 drug-related cases, detained 1,915 people, smashed 43 criminal gangs that were involved in drug-dealing, and sent 1,443 drug addicts into rehabilitation.

Tuesday’s move was symbolic as it took place just one day before the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. According to the UN website, the theme for this year was: “Make health your ‘new high’ in life, not drugs.” The guy in charge of coming up with catchier themes must be on his summer holiday.

The problem of drug trafficking in Shenzhen however, is still serious. According to Shenzhen Daily, some expats have been getting locals to help them traffic drugs:

Foreigners taking advantage of Chinese friends by getting them to sign for international express deliveries that contain drugs is an increasing trend in the city, officials with Shenzhen People’s Procuratorate said.

At least 20 such cases have been brought to the court in recent years, Procurator Yu Hongwen said. Yu said foreigners in those cases took advantage of their Chinese girlfriends, business clients or acquaintances by getting them to sign for deliveries containing drugs.

In 2009, a mentally ill British man was executed for allegedly smuggling drugs in China. Considering the history of the country, any foreigner who does anything with drugs here is asking for trouble.