Since 20 17, public security organs in Shandong province have investigated 40 cases of criminal gangs of evil forces, destroyed more than 200 criminal gangs involved in evil17, and punished more than 5,800 members of criminal gangs according to law. The Information Office of the People's Government of Shandong Province held a press conference on the 27th to inform the police of the province about the situation of "cracking down on criminals, cracking down on tyrants and treating new things".

Li Dengquan, head of the Organized Crime Investigation Corps of Shandong Provincial Public Security Department, reported seven typical cases of cracking down on crimes, involving Tai 'an, Zibo, Weifang, Yantai and Jinan. Among them, a criminal gang of evil forces in Jinan, including five village cadres, caused huge economic losses to the society by obstructing key projects and seizing projects.

Judging from the cases reported by the police, some rural black bullies manipulated and influenced the election of the "two committees" in rural areas with the help of family and sectarian forces, controlled grassroots political power, embezzled collective property, seized collective resources, and sought illegal interests for individuals and families; Some dominate the market, monopolize business, illegally collect debts, and even resort to robbery, kidnapping and other means to seek money and gain benefits; Some act as so-called "civil mediators", using QQ, WeChat and other information tools to gather temporarily, intervene in disputes and implement violent intimidation.