INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Image:Footage shows police raiding homes in Boshe villageThe former Communist Party chief of a Chinese village once notorious for its drug
production has been executed, Chinese state media report.Chinese media have described him as the "godfather of the village" who protected
About 20% of the village's households had been involved in drug production and trafficking, officials say.Boshe, in the southern province
of Guangdong, used to supply over one-third of the country's crystal meth
Cai Dongjia was the area's most senior official
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Chinese elite paramilitary police seized three tonnes of crystal meth during the
2013 raid
He was caught as part of a large raid launched by Chinese elite paramilitary police in December 2013.Over 3,000
police officers raided the village early in the morning, seizing three tonnes of crystal meth and capturing more than 180 suspects,
including Cai.Police also uncovered more than half a tonne of a different drug, ketamine
After a trial in 2016, Cai was sentenced to death for smuggling and manufacturing drugs and covering for criminals
He was found to have colluded with others to manufacture 180kg (400lbs) of crystal meth and offered bribes in attempts to free his
accomplices who had been detained by police, state media reported.
