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Arrests of drug smugglers, manufacturers rise 33.8%: Police

In a major case, the police repatriated notorious drug trafficker Park Wang-yeol from the Philippines, where he had been imprisoned on suspicion of killing three Koreans, and arrested him.

2026.10.5

Taiwanese man gets six years for Cambodia meth smuggling

A Busan court convicted a Taiwanese man of bringing 5.1 kilograms of methamphetamine into Korea through Gimhae International Airport.

2026.9.6

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A country where a woman on drugs crawls the streets (KOR)

A woman's meth-related arrest near Suwon Station underscores the rising rate of drug-related crimes in Korea and concerns over weakened enforcement.

2026.8.3

A country where a woman on drugs crawls the streets

A woman's meth-related arrest near Suwon Station underscores the rising rate of drug-related crimes in Korea and concerns over weakened enforcement.

2026.8.2

Man in viral ‘Suwon drug zombie’ video arrested

Police detained the suspect seen in the widely shared clip Tuesday after he tested positive for methamphetamine, authorities said.

2026.6.23

An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justice [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Former Kosdaq company exec gets prison time for doing speed with female university student

A former executive of a Kosdaq-listed company was sentenced to two years and six months in prison on Wednesday for habitual drug use, including taking methamphetamine with a female university student.

2025.9.11

The Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency’s narcotics crime unit said June 30 it had detained 32 Thai nationals on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act. They are alleged to have smuggled in methamphetamine and yaba into Korea and distributed the drugs nationwide. Photo unrelated to story. [GETTY IMAGES BANK]

32 Thai nationals arrested for allegedly smuggling meth, yaba into Korea

Korean police have arrested 32 Thai nationals on charges of smuggling methamphetamine and yaba into the country and distributing the drugs nationwide.

2025.6.30

A health official conducts a drug test at a facility in Daegu on Feb. 24. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for Filipino man who tried to smuggle 97,000 meth doses into Jeju

The prosecution on Thursday demanded a heavy sentence for a Filipino man who attempted to smuggle nearly 97,000 doses of methamphetamine into Jeju.

2025.4.17

An official holds up bags containing drugs during an inter-department meeting on drugs held at the Seoul Regional Customs office in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday. The Korea Customs Service announced on the same day that the quantity of drugs confiscated by the governmental organization reached an all-time high this year. [NEWS1]

[WHY] Drug-free Korea no more: Why the rise in drug crimes?

There is a saying in Korean that means “drug-clean country.” For a long time, Korea has prided itself on being drug-free; however, with the increasing rate of drug crimes in the past few years, this saying seems to be more and more ill-fitting...

2023.5.20

Yaba, a pill made of methamphetamine and caffeine, confiscated by prosecutors in Busan at Gimhae International Airpot in December last year. [BUSAN DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE]

Drug smugglers try their luck at regional airports

More drug smugglers are coming to Korea under eased Covid flight restrictions. Two people in their thirties who arrived in Korea at Gimhae International Airport in South Gyeongsang on March 25 were found carrying drugs, according to the Busan...

2023.4.14