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Citizen Protection 　　For quite some time， the identities of the informants behind celebrity drug stories have mystified Beijing’s residents. News stories in local papers about such cases often begin with the phrase： “According to reports by Chaoyang people.” Oftentimes， readers cannot help wondering who those informants are. 　　Chaoyang， the largest district in Beijing， is home to the city’s Central Business District and the main venues of the 1990 Asian Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. It is also famed for the glamorous high-end residential areas and golf courses， and the Sanlitun Sub-District’s numerous bars and nightclubs. Many movie stars have chosen to reside in this district， which also houses most of the foreign embassies in China. 　　Celebrities caught taking drugs in the district include the famous film director Zhang Yuan and Jaycee Chan， the son of the kungfu star， Jackie Chan. 　　Who are these informers that have been in contact with celebrities？ Curious netizens eventually found out that those keeping the police informed are actually public security volunteers active in a variety of Beijing’s communities. 　　Insiders disclosed that in 2015， public security volunteers in the district， nicknamed“Chaoyang people，” provided more than 210，000 pieces of information to the police， including 851 tips about drug-taking and drug-trafficking. Most tips are about crimes committed by ordinary people， while those in- volving celebrities went to the news and caught the public’s attention. 　　Some netizens make jokes about these volunteers， calling them the world’s fifth largest intelligence force， after the United States’ CIA， former Soviet Union’s KGB， Israel’s MOSSAD， and the UK’s Military Intelligence 6. 　　In Chaoyang， public security volunteers are omnipresent. They come in various forms： neighbors wearing red armbands， square dancers， elderly men and women doing grocery shopping， or security guards working at the parking lots of department stores or superm