SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced plans to institutionalize undercover narcotics investigations and strengthen on-site enforcement authority in response to the evolving sophistication of drug trafficking networks. The measures, unveiled during a cabinet meeting on January 22, are part of the country’s first Basic Narcotics Control Plan for 2025–2029. The [...]
CHUNCHEON, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Police in the eastern city of Chuncheon said Tuesday they arrested 14 people on charges of smuggling and distributing illegal drugs, and another four people, including TV celebrity Amy, who allegedly used narcotics from them, officials said Tuesday. The Gangwon Police Agency recently busted a drug trafficking operation that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A third of South Koreans were given prescription narcotics in the past one-year period, as more people received comprehensive medical checkups, government data showed Tuesday. More than 17.8 million people received drugs like propofol and zolpidem, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, citing some 107 million pieces [...]
UIJEONGBU, South Korea, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 132 South Koreans were arrested in a three-month narcotics crackdown spearheaded by the Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency, with 46 individuals indicted and the reported seizure of 39.3 grams of methamphetamine, enough to dose 800 people simultaneously. According to the agency, 116 (87.8 percent) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people arrested for drug offenses in South Korea reached an all time high of 11,916 in 2015, due to more people buying and selling illegal substances online, government data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO), the number of people [...]