BEIJING — A senior public security official has called for more efforts to capture fugitives suspected of gang-related and organized crimes.

Vice-Public Security Minister Du Hangwei urged police across the country to arrest all wanted fugitives to finish the task as scheduled.

Du made the call at a recent meeting of the Ministry of Public Security.

A total of 1,609 fugitives on a wanted list have been arrested, accounting for 94 percent of the 1,712 listed fugitives, according to the ministry.

In early 2018, the country launched a three-year campaign to combat organized crime and root out local mafia.

Police nationwide have handled more than 13,300 relevant cases since the campaign was launched, according to the ministry.