SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean customs agency said Wednesday it will intensify its crackdown on drug smuggling attempts from Mexico by setting up a special task force and strengthening security checks on incoming travelers. The move came as direct flights linking the two nations resumed this week after a two-year hiatus [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The customs agency said Wednesday the number of drug trafficking attempts into South Korea rose 11 percent on-year during the first half of 2024. The number of drug trafficking attempts came to 362 cases, up from 325 cases a year earlier, according to the Korea Customs Service (KCS). It [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Police have busted a drug ring that operated networks in Cambodia, China and Nigeria to smuggle methamphetamine into South Korea and seized billions of won worth of the drug from its members here, officials said Sunday. The drug ring, run by a Korean, a Chinese and a Nigerian national, [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Tuesday it has captured a record amount of drugs in the first half of this year, enough to be used by more than 5 million people. The amount of illegal drugs seized at borders jumped 39 percent on-year to 329 kilograms during the January-June [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday it has captured a record amount of drugs over the January-April period, with smuggling attempts falling in number while rising in average volume. The amount of drugs seized at borders reached 213 kilograms over the first four months of 2023, up 32 percent [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of domestic drug users increasing, particularly among young people in their 20s and 30s, drug-smuggling channels and techniques are evolving in a more diverse and deliberate manner. South Korea’s customs agency disclosed a series of the latest drug-smuggling techniques when it announced a comprehensive plan to [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug trafficking caught by South Korea’s customs agency grew 11.2 percent on-year in the first half of this year, data showed Tuesday. The Korea Customs Service said it confiscated a total of 238 kilograms of drugs in the January-June period, compared with 214 kg a year earlier. The number [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug smuggling caught by South Korea’s customs agency hit a record high last year as trafficking via non-contact delivery means shot up amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Wednesday. The Korea Customs Service said it confiscated a total of 1,272 kilograms of drugs in 2021, up 757 percent from [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Drug smuggling caught by South Korea’s customs agency more than doubled in the first half of the year as trafficking via non-contact delivery means rose amid the pandemic, data showed Thursday. A total of 214.2 kilograms of drugs were confiscated in the January-June period, up 153 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Friday it will take strong measures against drug smuggling after it confiscated more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in 2019. South Korea seized 116.7 kg of methamphetamine, a common illegal substance, also known as Philopon, last year, according to the Korea Customs Service (KCS). [...]