Taiwan Interior Minister Says 70 Percent of Illicit Drugs Come From China

70 percent of illicit drugs in Taiwan came from China, necessitating further investigation and a zero-tolerance policy.

Royal Thai national police chief general Chaktip Chaijinda (2nd-L) inspects seized drugs and guns during a press conference in Bangkok on May 11, 2018.ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images

Taiwanese independent politician Chao Cheng-yu raised the question at the Oct. 17 meeting of the Legislative Yuan: “The government has been seizing more and more drugs, but where do they come from?”

The answer, for the most part, is China, according to Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung.