SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to implement a zero-tolerance policy that will exclude public officials from their positions even for a first-time intentional drug offense. This initiative is part of a broader plan to improve public service integrity and deter misconduct within the ranks of government employees. Additionally, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Three people received rewards totaling over 100 million won (US$75,800) for providing information leading to the conviction or arrest of individuals involved in illegal drug crimes, officials said Wednesday. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said it marks the first time that cash rewards have been given to individuals [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of apprehended drug offenders surged to a record high of 18,395 last year, driven by crimes among young people and foreigners, a prosecution report showed Wednesday. According to the 2022 white paper on drug crimes published by the Supreme Prosecutors Office, the figure marks an upsurge of [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors will demand up to the death penalty for those supplying minors with drugs, the Supreme Prosecutors Office said Sunday, amid a sharp rise in the number of minors caught for drug offenses. According to the prosecution, the number of adolescent drug offenders rose 304 percent to 481 last [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is stepping up efforts to combat fast-growing drug crimes by establishing a large-scale investigation unit comprising 840 officials from different government agencies, the government said Tuesday. The plan is a follow-up to a set of comprehensive measures against drug crimes announced last November, which resulted in the [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An interagency investigation team will be formed to fight increasing drug crimes, officials said Monday, following a disturbing drug-related extortion scam targeting students. The envisioned special drug crime investigation headquarters will include 840 prosecution, police and customs investigators as well as officials from the education and drug safety ministries [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities are convening a high-level “Council of Related Agencies Responding to Drug Crimes” on Monday to tackle the growing number of drug-related incidents, including the recent case in which beverages laced with narcotics were handed out to students at cram schools in Seoul’s Gangnam district. The meeting, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A ruling party lawmaker on Friday proposed a bill allowing for the death penalty for those convicted of drugging minors amid public outrage over a recent drug scam targeting students. The revision to the Narcotics Control Act tabled by Rep. Yoo Gyeong-joon of the People Power Party calls for [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The last suspect of a scam ring has been arrested for allegedly handing over beverages laced with drugs to random high school students in Seoul with the purpose of extortion, police said Friday. The female suspect, whose identity has been withheld, is one of the four individuals accused of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors launched a special investigation unit on Tuesday to combat growing drug crimes through coordinated efforts with other government agencies. The unit comprises four investigation teams at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office and district prosecutors offices in Incheon, Busan and Gwangju, respectively, the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) said. [...]