Police in Jieyang, Guangdong province, in the past three days have detained another five people suspected of participating in a brawl that injured 19 villagers in the city's Jiexi county late last month.

By Thursday morning 15 suspects have been detained, local police said.

Meanwhile, police said they are still searching for 23 more suspects, including an alleged local criminal gang head, Wu Guicun, dubbed "Ah Bao".