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flag China saw a 33% drop in drug cases in 2025, but new psychoactive substance crimes rose, driven by online trafficking.

flag In 2025, China's courts handled 23,732 first-instance drug cases, a 33% drop from 2024, according to the Supreme People's Court. flag Over three years, 93,000 drug cases were processed, with 133,000 defendants sentenced; 20% received five-year-plus prison terms. flag While traditional drug offenses declined, cases involving new psychoactive substances, including medical anesthetics and drugs disguised as food or e-cigarettes, rose sharply. flag Criminal networks increasingly use online platforms for noncontact trafficking. flag The SPC highlighted the need to protect medical access to controlled substances and shared six representative cases to raise public awareness, especially among youth.

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