Drug Manufacturing and Distribution Gang Arrested... 20,000 Doses of Drugs Seized

A group involved in manufacturing and distributing drugs was arrested by the police. They were senior and junior acquaintances in the neighborhood who directly manufactured and sold drugs by refining drug powder upon receipt. The police seized an amount of drugs sufficient for about 20,000 people to use simultaneously.

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On the 6th, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced that they had arrested a total of eight people, including Mr. A (28, male), who was in charge of drug manufacturing and distribution, four others, three transporters including Ms. B (26, female), and Mr. C (39, male), who purchased and used the drugs, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. Among them, four involved in manufacturing, distribution, and transportation were detained.

Mr. A and three others involved in manufacturing and distribution are suspected of refining drug powder provided by unidentified persons using manufacturing equipment and distributing drugs across the metropolitan area. They rented cars and distributed large quantities of drugs in residential areas in Seoul during late-night hours using the "throwing method." The throwing method refers to a technique where the buyer and seller do not meet directly; the seller leaves the drugs at an agreed location, and the buyer picks them up. It is estimated that they received enormous criminal proceeds through fictitious bank transfers without deposit slips.

The police began investigating after receiving a citizen's report in May stating, "Someone left something strange on a house fence late at night." The day after the report, the police arrested Mr. C, who came to pick up the drugs, and tracked the transporters' movement routes. On the 12th of last month, the police arrested and detained Ms. B, who was hiding near the metropolitan area. It was confirmed that the transporters were recruited through advertisements for "high-paying part-time jobs."

Subsequently, the police discovered drugs that had not yet been distributed and identified the location where the drugs were received through mobile phone analysis. They tracked the upper-level distributors and identified and arrested Mr. A and three others involved in manufacturing and distribution. Mr. A and the others are known to have been senior and junior acquaintances in the neighborhood since their youth. All of them have a history of being punished for drug use.

Through this investigation, the police seized drugs and drug manufacturing equipment worth approximately 1.018 billion KRW. The amount of drugs was sufficient for about 20,000 people to use simultaneously. Additionally, through mobile phone analysis of the transporters, the police identified 116 locations where drugs were hidden and recovered a significant amount of drugs from 74 locations, blocking distribution.

A police official stated, "In a situation where drug distribution crimes exploiting anonymity and non-face-to-face methods are increasing, it is a rare case to arrest drug manufacturing and distribution offenders," and added, "We will focus our investigative capabilities on strictly punishing drug manufacturing and distribution crimes that devastate the nation's mental health and well-being."

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