BEIJING -- Beijing on Wednesday called on taxi drivers to participate in anti-drug campaigns in an effort to build a drug-free environment for the Olympic Games next year.

The municipal drug control committee sent text messages to all of its licensed 100,000 taxi drivers, encouraging them to report information of drug users or drug cases to the police.

"Taxi drivers have more opportunities to meet drug users than ordinary people, we can greatly expand anti-drug scope and improve efficiency with their help," said Che Kejian, an officer with the drug control department of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Officials also gave out brochures and magazines to taxi drivers at the airport, railway station and a business street in central Beijing, promoting the significance of the anti-drug campaign.

All the city's 67,000 cabs in service will be equipped with such materials soon, according to an agreement reached between the drug control committee and the taxi association.

Taxi drivers who offers vital clue of a drug case will get at least 2,000 yuan (270 U.S. dollars) in reward, according to the agreement.

Wednesday's activities mark the launching of a campaign dubbed "protect Olympics, stop d

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