Chinese public security organs have cracked 185,000 cases related to telecoms and online fraud, and arrested 247,000 suspects from January to July, the Ministry of Public Security announced Wednesday.

公安部8月25日表示，今年1至7月，公安机关共破获电信网络诈骗案件18.5万起，抓获犯罪嫌疑人24.7万名。

The number of telecoms and online fraud cases fell for two consecutive months in June and July, compared with the same period last year, said the ministry.

6月至7月，全国电信网络诈骗案件发案数连续2个月同比下降。

By the end of June, Chinese police had also arrested 36,000 suspects in 20,000 criminal cases related to food, drugs, the environment, and intellectual property rights, the ministry said.

截至今年6月底，共侦破危害食药环和知识产权犯罪案件2万起，抓获犯罪嫌疑人3.6万人。

Over 3,000 missing or abducted children were rescued during a nationwide campaign launched in January, it added.

自今年1月开展”团圆”行动以来，累计找回历年失踪被拐儿童3000余名。