Mass Smuggling of New Drugs... Large Number of Illegal Immigrants Caught

Illegal immigrants who distributed large quantities of drugs domestically were collectively handed over to the court.

The Anti-Corruption and Violent Crime Division of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Choi Soon-ho) announced on the 8th that 14 people were arrested and indicted on charges including violation of the Narcotics Control Act.

They were charged with smuggling and distributing or using large quantities of new drugs such as Yaba and MDMA.

It was investigated that A (35) and eight Thai nationals smuggled and distributed 24,179 tablets of Yaba worth approximately 4.3522 billion KRW using international express mail from March to May.

The prosecution arrested two Yaba couriers and conducted digital forensic investigations, subsequently arresting the ringleader A and additional accomplices who gave instructions from behind the scenes.

Korean national B (23) was indicted on charges of purchasing 0.2g of methamphetamine in August last year and luring a minor (17) to a motel to administer the drug.

Five other defendants were brought to trial on charges of smuggling MDMA or possessing and smoking marijuana. Among them, two were on the run for 5 to 7 years before being caught in the prosecution’s investigation net.

The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office launched a "Special Investigation Team on Drug Crimes" in February and established the "Special Investigation Headquarters for Drug Crimes Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Investigation Working Group" in April to conduct focused investigations.

A prosecution official emphasized, "We will continue to do our best to eradicate rapidly spreading drug crimes by closely cooperating with related agencies such as the police and customs."

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