'Smuggling Drugs for Sale'... Gang Attempting to Distribute Narcotics Arrested

1.8kg Ketamine Worth 4.2 Billion Seized
Domestic and Overseas Masterminds Red-Noticed

A group attempting to distribute smuggled narcotics imported from the United States domestically was arrested by the police.

Seized Narcotics
Photo by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

On the 17th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit announced that they had arrested a total of 14 suspects, including the main suspect and accomplices, who attempted to distribute 1.7 kg of ketamine smuggled from the United States, and three of them were detained. The police issued Interpol red notices for both the overseas and domestic masterminds.

The police received intelligence from the National Intelligence Service that a large quantity of ketamine smuggled from the United States was being distributed domestically and that buyers were being sought, and they launched an investigation. In March, the police urgently arrested a distributor who appeared on site disguised as a buyer of ketamine. Subsequently, through CCTV tracking, they sequentially arrested intermediate distributors as well.

At the scene, the police seized not only 1.7 kg of ketamine but also 1.8 kg of ketamine worth approximately 4.2 billion KRW, 9 sheets of synthetic marijuana, 21 marijuana plants, and 6 ecstasy pills.

A police official stated, "We will continue to focus investigative efforts and conduct special crackdowns on narcotics smuggling and large-scale distribution offenders. We will do our best to protect the health and peaceful daily lives of the public."

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