Cambodia Drug Trafficking Organization Boss Arrested... 20kg of Philopon Smuggled

The head of a Cambodian drug distribution organization that smuggled methamphetamine and other drugs into South Korea and distributed them has been arrested. It was revealed that the organization was connected to overseas drug bosses in China and Nigeria and distributed about 20kg of drugs domestically.

On the 5th, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that Mr. A, a Korean national and overseas ringleader, was forcibly repatriated from Cambodia to South Korea on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and was arrested on the 3rd. Drugs distributed domestically by Mr. A. /Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

On the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit announced that they forcibly repatriated Mr. A, a Korean national and overseas boss, from Cambodia and arrested him on the 3rd on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

Mr. A is suspected of distributing methamphetamine by handing over about 20kg of methamphetamine, smuggled into the country disguised as health supplements by a Nigerian drug organization, to domestic distributors in Busan on March 24 this year. The domestic distributor Mr. B, who received the drugs from Mr. A, delivered the drugs to domestic distributors of Mr. C (42), a Chinese national boss, and Mr. D (35), a Nigerian national boss. The drugs were distributed in areas including Seoul, Daegu, Changwon, and Osan.

Earlier this year, the police received information from the National Intelligence Service that a Nigerian drug dealer was distributing methamphetamine in South Korea and began an investigation. By arresting multiple domestic distributors and conducting multifaceted investigations such as analyzing drug supply routes, they uncovered the full extent of the crimes committed by connected distribution organizations in Cambodia, China, and Nigeria.

In June, the police issued a red notice for Mr. A and secured information about his hideout in Cambodia. Through joint investigations with Interpol, the National Intelligence Service, police attach?s, and local police, they confirmed that Mr. A had changed his hideout and, after two months of tracking, arrested him on July 26 on the street near the Riverside area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On the 1st, the police forcibly repatriated Mr. A through Incheon Airport.

During the police investigation, Mr. A claimed, "I only helped temporarily store methamphetamine at the request of an acquaintance in Cambodia" and "I was not actively involved in drug distribution." However, it was confirmed that even while imprisoned in a Cambodian prison for forced repatriation, Mr. A communicated with the Chinese boss via overseas messengers, exchanging messages such as "I will be out soon, so don't get caught" and "I will contact you after release." On the 3rd, the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. A, citing concerns about the risk of flight.

The police arrested 76 suspects involved in the crimes related to the drugs distributed by Mr. A and detained 15 of them. Additionally, they seized 18.7kg of methamphetamine worth approximately 62.3 billion KRW, enough for 620,000 people to use simultaneously. A police official stated, "We will swiftly arrest and bring to justice two foreign drug dealers who were red-noticed, in cooperation with Interpol, the National Intelligence Service, and others."

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