The dark web is a part of the internet that is not indexed by conventional search engines and requires a specific type of browser called Tor to access. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Offenders arrested for selling or buying drugs on the dark web swelled by almost 13 times over the past five years, a report from the National Police Agency showed Thursday.
According to the report submitted to Rep. Cho Eun-hee of the ruling People Power Party, the number of people apprehended for trading drugs through the dark web increased from 85 in 2018 to 1,097 in 2022.
The dark web is a part of the internet that is not indexed by conventional search engines and requires a specific type of browser called Tor to access.
The proportion of those using the dark web among the total offenders caught for online drug trading rose from 1.1 percent in 2018 to 8.9 percent in 2022, the data showed.
Meanwhile, the number of teenage drug offenders has also increased, the report showed.
As of July this year, teens charged with possessing or trading drugs reached an all-time high of 602, growing by almost six times from 104 in 2018.
“Police should actively engage in a war against drugs, using advanced investigation techniques, as a surge in young drug offenders … is a sign of a social crisis,” Cho said.
(Yonhap)
