Prosecutors Arrest Major Drug Offender in Cambodia... Seize Methamphetamine Equivalent to About 50,000 Doses

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The Supreme Prosecutors' Office and the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office's International Narcotics Organization Investigation Team announced on the 29th that they arrested a major drug offender, Mr. A, who had been active in five Asian countries, along with one accomplice in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last July.

Mr. A, known to be in his late 50s, is suspected of attempting to smuggle large quantities of methamphetamine into South Korea and Japan while traveling between Cambodia and Thailand. Investigations revealed that he planned and attempted this together with his accomplice, Mr. B, who is in his late 40s.

The prosecution arrested Mr. A in Phnom Penh and seized 1.4 kg of methamphetamine on site, an amount sufficient for 46,000 people to use at once.

This investigation was conducted in real-time cooperation with the Cambodian Narcotics Control Department and others.

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office has been focusing on blocking the domestic inflow of narcotics by establishing close cooperation systems with narcotics control agencies in over 40 countries worldwide.

In cooperation with the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office and the National Intelligence Service, the Supreme Prosecutors' Office also arrested a drug offender last December who smuggled a total of approximately 18.3 kg of methamphetamine from Cambodia over five years.

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