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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

quantity of drugs. Furthermore, 2017 and 2018 are set for the crime-combating period of“New
Generation Anti-drug Strategy Action Plan.” All the police departments were devoted to cracking

down on drug-related crimes and finding out the dark figure of crimes. At the end of 2017, the NPA
has uncovered 58,515 drug-related cases, busted 62,644 suspects, which both figures reached the
apex of recent years (See Table 7-4).

Table7-4 Results of Drug-related Cases

Year Number of Cases Number of Suspects Confiscated Drug
2013 40 130 43 268 4 412.52

2014 38 369 41 265 6 712.48
2015 49 576 53 622 7 631.30
2016 54 873 58 707 4 616.10

2017 58 515 62 644 9 685.47
Increase/Decrease Percentage (%) 6.64 6.71 109.82
2017 to 2016

The NPA reviewed the efforts for drug crackdown in 2017, and considered the trend of drug-
related crimes. The NPA implemented several action plans including “preventing drugs from invading

campus, “tracing the drug providers,” “eliminating drug trafficking and producing factories,” and
“combining with third-parties policing.” To be more specific, the NPA took various measures such
as “establishing drug database,” “upgrading rewards for great performance officers,” “dedicating
specialization to drug-enforcement” to intensify crackdown on drug-related crimes and enhance
public’s trust in the authorities’ anti-drug determination.

The NPA took actions of investigation and prevention to integrate police’s manpower and skills to
conduct investigation of suspects and flows and source of firearms. To prevent gangsters from owning
heavy guns and to eliminate structural shooting cases, the NPA implemented “National Simultaneous
Gang Sweeps” irregularly to enforce raiding, checking, sweeping and suppressing security-concerned
occasions and specific persons. Besides, the NPA combined “Utilizing Third-Party for Social Order

Project of Police Organizations Policing” to actively investigate gangsters as bouncers or collect
evidence about illegal investments to maintain public safety.

To respond to the resolution of National Judicial Reform Conference and to promote the system
of victim protection officers, the NPA held trainings nationwide related to victim protection officers,

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