SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday that drug smugglers in 2022 tended to trade illicit substances in greater volume utilizing contact-free methods, namely mail and postal services. The number of drug smuggling cases involving volume that exceeded 1 kilogram came to 65 in 2022, soaring from 29 tallied a [...]
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, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Online drug trafficking spiked last year, data showed Wednesday, probably due to the continued spread of the internet and COVID-19. The data from the National Police Agency said 2,608 people were detained last year for trading drugs online. The corresponding figures stood at 1,120 in 2016, 1,100 in 2017, [...]
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, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul police said Tuesday they have recently cracked down on more than 520 drug trafficking suspects on charges of distributing, selling or buying drugs over the dark web using cryptocurrencies. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said 521 suspects — 49 distributors and sellers of smuggled drugs and 472 drug [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Drug trafficking using international shipping has sharply increased as overseas travel became nearly impossible and online purchases went up amid the coronavirus pandemic, a local customs office said Tuesday. The Incheon Main Customs said it busted 189 cases of drug smuggling into South Korea in the first quarter of [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — More travelers are attempting to bring drugs into South Korea following the legalization of marijuana in Canada and the United States, customs agency said Wednesday. The Korea Customs Service announced that there were 313 cases of drug smuggling, carried in small quantities by individuals last year, which was five [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A steady increase in online drug trafficking is plaguing South Korean society, as illegal substances can be easily ordered and delivered in parcels, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. The emergence of online channels as a major drug trafficking route has resulted in recent surges in local drug offenses and [...]