I thought it was candy, but it was methamphetamine... Man in his 50s arrested for smuggling doses for 12,000 people
Hidden in candy bags and brought into the country… Market value is approximately 150 million won
Quick Look
- The Suwon Regional Serious Crime Investigation Office arrested a man in his 50s who smuggled approximately 376 grams of methamphetamine from Canada via international registered mail three times.
- It has a market value of approximately 150 million won and is enough to administer to 12,500 people at the same time.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Suwon Regional Serious Crime Investigation Office's Joint Narcotics Investigation Department is the only department dedicated to the joint investigation of narcotics among regional heavy crime investigations offices across the country, and is a newly established organization following the previous Suwon District Prosecutor's Office Narcotics Joint Investigation Division. A team of 43 people, including the Central Investigation Agency, the police, the Immigration and Foreigner Policy Headquarters, and the Korea Customs Service, is responding to drug-related crimes.
A man in his 50s was arrested for smuggling into the country by hiding enough methamphetamine in a candy bag to be used by 12,000 people at the same time.
The Suwon Regional Serious Crime Investigation Office (Suwon Heavy Crimes Investigation Office) Joint Drug Investigation Department announced on the 13th that it arrested Mr. A the day before on charges of violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.
Mr. A is suspected of smuggling approximately 376 grams of Philopon sent from Canada into the country through international registered mail on three occasions between May 24th and 25th.
The smuggled methamphetamine has a street value of approximately 150 million won, which is enough for approximately 12,500 people to take the drug at the same time.
Mr. A conspired to commit the crime with a supply plan he learned about while purchasing drugs on Telegram, and then brought in Philopon by hiding it in a candy bag and disguising it as a regular product.
The Joint Narcotics Investigation Department is the only department dedicated to the joint investigation of narcotics among local central investigation offices across the country, and is a newly established organization that succeeded the previous Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Narcotics Joint Investigation Department.
A team of 43 people, including the Central Investigation Agency, the police, the Immigration and Foreigner Policy Headquarters, and the Korea Customs Service, is responding to drug-related crimes.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Additional investigation and charges will be filed against Mr. A.
Very likely · Within weeks
An investigation into the supply plan will proceed.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Person A’s identity and specific age
- Identity of the supplier and whether he or she has been arrested
- Distribution channels and additional sales of smuggled methamphetamine
