Less than a month after busting a gun ring in Wuhan, Chinese authorities again scored big in the government's campaign against illegal manufacturing and selling of guns.

On Sunday, police in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, arrested nine people allegedly belonging to a illegal gun running syndicate and busted four underground gun factories.

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In an announcement, the Nanning police said they arrested the nine suspects for allegedly manufacturing and selling guns without a license.

The arrests were made in a series of raids that also resulted to the discovery of four underground weapons factories.

Some of the suspects were arrested on the act of making guns while others were caught packing guns for delivery. Two of the suspects were also caught making guns using materials they bought on the Internet.

Since October, the Nanning police have busted eight rings and four gangs involved in the illegal manufacturing and selling of guns, resulting to the arrest of 228 suspects.

Last December, police in Hubei Province busted a firearm ring that reportedly sold guns online. The said operation also resulted to the arrest of 24 suspects.

According to the official Xinhua news agency, the Hubei operations yielded 23 guns, 70 rifle bullets, 135 hunting gun bullets, 10,000 buckshots, and 1,000 pieces of components used in making guns.

China has long banned the manufacture and sale of guns and does not permit any civilian in the country to possess a gun. Anyone violating China's gun law could face up to seven years in prison.

Despite the law, several syndicates and gangs continue to operate in China, with some going to the Internet to sell their illegally-manufactured weapons.

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