576 suspects arrested CHINA investigated a total of 412 criminal cases related to solid waste smuggling and arrested 576 suspects on such charges in the first ten months of this year, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday. The GAC investigated a total of 1.46 million tons of solid waste during the January-October period, data shows. Official sentenced WEI MINZHOU, a former senior legislator from Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for taking bribes. Wei, former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress, was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all of his personal property was confiscated. |