South Korea Has Seized a Record Amount of Drugs So Far This Year
Korea has got to make sure they don’t allow drugs to become a major social problem like it has become in many western nations where it drives crime and homelessness:
Korea’s customs agency said Tuesday it has captured a record amount of drugs in the first half of this year, enough to be used by more than 5 million people.
Korea Times
The amount of illegal drugs seized at borders jumped 39 percent on-year to 329 kilograms during the January-June period, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS).
It is the largest ever figure for any first six months of a year, and the confiscated amount this year can be used by 5.05 million people at the same time.
But the number of smuggling attempts fell 12 percent on-year to 325 cases, as the average volume involved in a single case has grown, the agency added.
The growth in drug smuggling came as Korea tightened its border control, coupled with the growing demand for narcotics here and the subsequent rising prices, the KCS said.
Of the 325 cases, 45.8 percent, or 149 cases, were carried out through international mail, followed by express cargo with 92 cases and air travelers with 81.
By type, methamphetamine accounted for 42.5 percent of the drugs seized, followed by hemp with 25.2 percent and ketamine with 7.3 percent.
By origin, the United States and Thailand accounted for 24.3 percent of the volume, or 80 kg, each, followed by Laos with 11.85 percent and Vietnam with 9.7 percent. China accounted for 5.8 percent, or 19 kg, the data showed.
You can read more at the link, but I wonder how many of the Americans caught smuggling are the idiots trying to mail themselves marijuana thinking they won’t get caught?
How many tonnes of pilopon come from Choson in containers transhipped through Chinese ports?
Highly unlikely that the King of Choson has stopped smuggling to the ROK in the last 18 months.
An Analysis of DRUG Manufacturing in North Korea and Smuggling in South Korea
International Journal of Terrorism & National Security
2021, vol.6, no.2, pp. 19-25
https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002732018
Stephen, the article answers your question right there:
Korea Man, let’s take a closer look at what the article said and what Stephen said.
Stephen suggested North Korean meth was coming through Chinese ports in containers.
But the article was not about what came into Korea. The article was about what got CAUGHT coming into Korea.
Korea catches mail, express cargo, and air travelers becasue there is technology to do so.
Korea does NOT catch drugs in containers, unless by luck.
So Stephen’s question is valid.
How much meth DOES NK get into SK?
Correctamundo CH.
Currently, 22 million TEU movements through Busan.
How many are ex-Dalian, ex-Tianjin or ex-Shandong? .
In 2000, Busan had the biggest ever drug bust from Choson … since then nil, zip, nada.
Containers are also transhipped through Busan into Japanese ports.
Busan Port is an everlasting bonanza for the Triads, Jopok, Yakuza, Russian Mafia, Colombian and Mexican cartels.
The opening scene of Chingu (2001) is set in Jagalchi Market. If that’s not a clue …
A series of arrests were made on Chinese nationals smuggling Chinese-made drugs into Korea, to sell to their Chinese communities and other foreigners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXfVVxVEes&ab_channel=MBCNEWS
It looks like Korea is suffering from a big push by Chinese drug lords which uses their large communities as covers to distribute their goods.
Made in China, or precursors Made in China and finished goods Made in Choson and Transhipped through China?
Purpose: North Korea’s drug production and trafficking have the longest history of illegal activities by the North Korean authorities as a means of earning foreign currency. In the 1990s, scientists smuggled large quanti-ties of drugs from North Korea’s Suncheon and Pyeongseong pharmaceutical plants to China. Drug manufactur-ing and trafficking in North Korea is a well-known public fact. Drugs from North Korea are being smuggled into South Korea through China through various methods. The purpose of the study is to block the entry of North Ko-rean drugs into South Korea.
Method: Define the concept of drugs and methamphetamine, look at the background of North Korea’s traffick-ing, the status of smuggling to the world, the production and distribution of drugs in North Korea are handled at the national level, and analyze how they are smuggled into South Korea.
Results: Drugs have been manufactured in the mountains of North Korea, which are hard to find outside, and are flowing into South Korea through China. Smuggling methods are highly intelligent, mainly using diplomatic bags, hidden in other goods of merchants, etc. Drugs in circulation are in large quantities and are understood to be in circulation at various stages.
Conclusion: The reason why North Korea produces, manufactures and trafficks drugs is to cover insufficient foreign currency and use it as a cost of maintaining the regime. It is necessary to strengthen cooperation between South Korea and neighboring countries to prevent smuggling of North Korean drugs into South Korea, expand the international drug crime investigation organization, and strengthen investigation capabilities.
The vast majority of North Koreans are forbidden from learning foreign languages, especially Chinese and English.
Who are the middlemen; linking triads with the jopok? Joseonjok – who keep Chinese nationality, as dual nationality is forbidden by both the PRC and the ROK. Why keep Chinese nationality? Make your dough in the ROK and and enjoy niuroumian in your twilight years in the PRC. Their kids are still in the PRC, receiving remittances to pay for their schooling and upkeep.
Are they Korean or Chinese? Is a jemikyopo Korean or American?