In the first half of this year, the number of drugs caught smuggled in was found to be the highest ever.
The Korea Customs Service announced that in the first half of this year, the number of drug smuggling cases detected was 325, and the amount amounted to 329 kg.
Although the number of cases has slightly decreased compared to the first half of last year, the weight is the highest in the first half of all time.
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In addition, it was explained that the form of smuggling is showing a return to the pre-coronavirus era, with a clear increase in drug smuggling by travelers and a decreasing trend in detections of international mail and express cargo, which are non-face-to-face routes.
In addition to major drugs such as methamphetamine, pill-type drugs such as MDMA, also known as 'club drugs', so-called ecstasy and ketamine, and yaba, which are in high demand by foreign workers, appear to be on the rise.
The Korea Customs Service announced that in the first half of this year, the number of drug smuggling cases detected was 325, and the amount amounted to 329 kg.
Although the number of cases has slightly decreased compared to the first half of last year, the weight is the highest in the first half of all time.
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In addition, it was explained that the form of smuggling is showing a return to the pre-coronavirus era, with a clear increase in drug smuggling by travelers and a decreasing trend in detections of international mail and express cargo, which are non-face-to-face routes.
In addition to major drugs such as methamphetamine, pill-type drugs such as MDMA, also known as 'club drugs', so-called ecstasy and ketamine, and yaba, which are in high demand by foreign workers, appear to be on the rise.
