MFDS Designates Four Substances Including 'Metonitagen' with Strong Analgesic Effects as Temporary Narcotics

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister Kim Gang-rip) announced that four substances designated as controlled substances overseas?▲Metonitagen ▲2F-QMPSB ▲MDA-19 ▲5F-MDA-19?will be newly designated as temporary narcotics starting from the 29th.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will designate Metonitagen, reported to have a stronger analgesic effect than the narcotic 'morphine,' as a Schedule 1 temporary narcotic, and the other three substances as Schedule 2 temporary narcotics.

The temporary narcotics designation system is a system that designates substances that are not currently classified as narcotics but are abused as substitutes for narcotics and pose a risk to public health as 'temporary narcotics' for up to three years.

Substances designated as temporary narcotics will be treated and managed the same as narcotics from the date of the designation notice. Possession, ownership, use, management, import/export, manufacture, sale, brokerage, and transfer of these substances are completely prohibited and may be subject to seizure.

From the date of the temporary narcotics designation announcement, ▲for Schedule 1 temporary narcotics, importing, manufacturing, selling, brokering, or transferring will result in life imprisonment or imprisonment of five years or more ▲for Schedule 2 temporary narcotics, importing or manufacturing will result in imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to 100 million won ▲selling, brokering, or transferring will result in imprisonment of up to five years or a fine of up to 50 million won.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety stated, "We expect this new temporary narcotics designation notice to help block the distribution of new narcotics," and added, "We will continue to do our best to protect public health from new and illegal narcotics by cooperating with related agencies such as the prosecution, police, and customs."

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