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AIDS and TB make drug dealer immune to law
A drug vendor, who was caught in a village in southern Guangdong Province, was released by police before taking him into custody because the man had AIDS and tuberculosis.
A police officer surnamed Huang said the 36-year-old culprit surnamed Zou had been nabbed several times but was never jailed because of his contagious diseases and medical bills. The prison refused to take him, the Guangzhou Daily reported today.
Zou was a veteran drug trafficker for his boss. Police found 5 grams of heroin in his pockets on October 29.
The paper quoted a prison official as saying that criminals with a severe disease could be bailed out for medical treatment, but a hospital official said criminals with a infectious diseases couldn't be detained in the hospital.
Huang said they did not know to deal with Zou.
A police officer surnamed Huang said the 36-year-old culprit surnamed Zou had been nabbed several times but was never jailed because of his contagious diseases and medical bills. The prison refused to take him, the Guangzhou Daily reported today.
Zou was a veteran drug trafficker for his boss. Police found 5 grams of heroin in his pockets on October 29.
The paper quoted a prison official as saying that criminals with a severe disease could be bailed out for medical treatment, but a hospital official said criminals with a infectious diseases couldn't be detained in the hospital.
Huang said they did not know to deal with Zou.
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