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Former baseball player gets 10 years for ketamine smuggling

A Busan court sentenced a former professional baseball player to 10 years in prison for smuggling 1.9 kilograms of ketamine into Korea, while acquitting a software developer tried alongside him.

2026.7.14

Bags of ketamine confiscated from drug rings by the Gwangjin Police Precint are seen on May 8. [JOONGANG ILBO]

'Club drug' smuggling soars sevenfold since 2021 as syndicates target Korean party scene

The smuggling of so-called “club drugs,” which primarily target young people, has surged by more than seven times over the past five years, according to data released Tuesday by Korea Customs Service.

2025.11.18

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An officer from the Jeju Provincial Police Agency's forensic science unit, accompanied by scent-detection dog Fernando, conducts a search for suspected narcotics along the northern coastal area of Iho-dong in Jeju on the afternoon of Nov. 11. [CHOI CHOONG-IL]

Over 800 personnel comb through Jeju's shores for ketamine disguised as Chinese tea

On a windswept beach in Jeju City, more than 800 soldiers, police officers and civilian volunteers combed through the sand Tuesday for small foil-wrapped packets that appeared to be Chinese tea, but weren’t — they were searching for drugs.

2025.11.12

Ketamine inside a suitcase at Gimpo International Airport [GIMPO AIRPORT CUSTOMS]

Chinese national receives 15 year sentence for ketamine smuggling in largest ever Gimpo drug bust

A Chinese national has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to smuggle and distribute 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of ketamine, commonly referred to as a “club drug,” into Korea from the Netherlands.

2025.10.16

Ketamine packages found on Gwangchigi Beach in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo, on Jeju Island [JEJU COAST GUARD]

International investigation launched after 20 kilograms of ketamine washed ashore on Jeju Island

About 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of ketamine were found washed ashore on Jeju Island last week, triggering an international investigation into how the massive drug shipment ended up on Korea’s southern coast.

2025.10.15

Attorneys Alexandra Kazarian and Mark Geragos address reporters outside of federal court on Sept. 3 in Los Angeles, after their client, Jasveen Sangha, pleaded guilty to giving the ketamine to Matthew Pery that led to the actor's 2023 overdose death. [AP/YONHAP]

'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry

A woman branded the “Ketamine Queen” pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, becoming the fifth and final defendant charged in Perry’s overdose death to admit guilt.

2025.9.4

Ketamine found in the luggage of a foreign national at Gimpo International Airport [GIMPO AIRPORT CUSTOMS OFFICE]

Foreigner indicted for attempting to smuggle in 24 kilos of ketamine

A foreign national accused of attempting to smuggle 24 kilograms of ketamine through Gimpo airport — the largest volume of narcotics detected since the airport opened — has been indicted while in detention.

2025.7.28

Ketamine seized from a foreign drug syndicate member by Gwangjin Police Precinct in eastern Seoul [JOONGANG ILBO]

Police arrest foreigners in record bust of ketamine and ecstasy

Police arrested a German and a Polish national in a drug bust that nabbed 52 kilograms of ketamine and approximately 30 kilograms of ecstasy, marking the largest seizure of these substances by police to date.

2025.5.8

International student gets 9-year sentence for ketamine smuggling attempt

A non-Korean national in their 20s studying in Korea has been sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs worth 13 million won ($9,260) via international courier service, according to local reports on Wednesday.

2024.11.22

Sleeping Porsche driver parked in middle of road busted for drugs

A Porsche driver — high on drugs — was busted after police found him sleeping in his car in the middle of the road on Sunday.

2023.11.8