West Sea Coast Guard Agency Arrests Group of Foreign Workers Habitually Using Philopon

Four Illegal Thai Residents...Suspected of Violating the Narcotics Control Act

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency (Chief Lee Myung-jun) has arrested a large number of illegal Thai nationals on charges of habitual methamphetamine use and trafficking in the Daebul Industrial Complex area of Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do.

According to the West Sea Coast Guard's Metropolitan Investigation Unit on the 14th, four individuals, including A (38), an illegal Thai national drug supplier, were arrested on the 9th on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Since 2018 until this year, A and the other three have been working as daily laborers at a shipyard in Yeongam and are accused of habitually using methamphetamine while gathering in a nearby one-room apartment. All of them were found to be illegal residents.

Additionally, A is suspected of receiving methamphetamine from an unidentified seller and selling it to foreign workers residing in Korea.

The West Sea Coast Guard's Metropolitan Investigation Unit discovered drug paraphernalia used for methamphetamine inhalation in the one-room apartment. It was also confirmed that A and others manufactured these devices themselves and used them to inhale methamphetamine.

A representative of the West Sea Coast Guard's Metropolitan Investigation Unit stated, “We have received intelligence that illegal foreign workers employed in shipbuilding are involved in drug distribution and habitually use drugs in groups. We will focus our investigative efforts on identifying the distribution network to prevent the spread among shipyard workers, sailors, and the general public.”

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