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Customs catches record 1,007 kilograms of drugs in 767 smuggling cases in H1

Cannabis accounted for the largest share of confiscations, while Thailand remained the largest source of attempts to bring illicit substances into Korea.

2026.7.22

Acting National Police Agency chief Yoo Jae-seong, left, and his Cambodian counterpart Sar Thet pose for a photo after meeting in Seoul on April 29. [NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]

Korea, Cambodia agree to expand investigation of joint police team to include drug, gambling crimes

The Korean and Cambodian police agreed on Wednesday to expand the scope of their joint investigation to include drug and online gambling crimes, Seoul's National Police Agency (NPA) said.

2026.4.29

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A drug-sniffing dog takes part in a campaign against drug smuggling at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on June 18. [YONHAP]

Customs agency reports 11% rise in drug-trafficking attempts

The Korea Customs Agency reported 362 cases of busted drug-smuggling in the first half of the year, but volume fell 9.4 percent.

2024.7.17

Accused drug smuggling, left, attend a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Saturday (local time). A total of 18 offenders were handed the death penalty, including two Koreans, for smuggling over 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of drugs. [AFP/YONHAP]

Two Koreans sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug smuggling

Sixty-three-year-old Kim Soon-sik and 30-year-old Kang Seon-hok were among 18 people handed the death penalty for drug smuggling by the Family and Juvenile Court under the Ho Chi Minh People’s Court on Saturday, according to Vietnamese media.

2023.11.13

Yongsan Police Precinct on July 6 shows bags of confiscated MDMA, or ecstasy. [YONHAP]

Customs service seizes record total of illegal drugs

Customs officials impounded 329 kilograms (725 pounds) of drugs from January to June, up 39 percent compared to the previous year.

2023.7.27

Police nab a Chinese national accused of drug dealing on April 4. The suspect is believed to have distributed drugs used to produce drug-laced drinks handed out to students in a cram school zone in Daechi-dong, southern Seoul, in April. [GYEONGGI NAMBU PROVINCIAL POLICE]

Police nab 77 drug criminals, including Chinese drug gang

Police apprehended 77 suspected drug offenders over the last five months, including gangsters involved in a spiked drink blackmail scheme in Seoul's Gangnam area.

2023.7.12

Seized items of a man indicted on Monday for smuggling drugs and guns from the United States to Korea, including seven guns and methamphetamines [SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE]

Man indicted for smuggling drugs and guns from U.S.

Prosecutors on Monday indicted and detained a 49-year-old man for allegedly smuggling drugs and guns into Korea. This marks the first time someone has been sent to trial after bringing both drugs and guns into the country.

2023.4.10

One of the spiked drinks labeled ″Mega ADHD″ that was handed to high school students as part of a blackmail scheme [SEOUL GANGNAM POLICE PRECINCT]

4th suspect arrested in Gangnam hagwon laced-drink blackmail case

A fourth suspect was arrested in the Gangnam cram-school drugged-drink blackmail case, police said.

2023.4.7

Drugs were hidden in snack boxes and sent to Korea from Hawaii. [THE BUSAN METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY]

Police arrest trio for smuggling drugs in snack boxes

Three people accused of smuggling drugs into Korea from Hawaii by disguising them in snack packages were arrested Monday. According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, the three suspects, including a 32-year-old Korean, were arrested for ...

2023.3.27

Kim Hui-jung, head of the Detective Bureau at the Korean National Police Agency, holds a briefing on narcotics management during a policy consultation meeting with the People Power Party and the government at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Yoon, PPP declare war on drugs

President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration and the People Power Party (PPP) declared a war on drugs, saying they would eradicate a "cancer" on Korean society.

2022.10.26