Drugs are imported from Vietnam via international courier and distributed nationwide... Police send 12 people

The Daegu Police Agency announced on the 9th that it had arrested and sent five members of a drug distribution organization, including Mr. A, to the Public Prosecution Office on charges of smuggling drugs from Vietnam through international couriers and distributing them throughout the country (violation of the Narcotics Control Act, etc.).

In addition, seven other gang members who participated in the crime, including Mr. B, the transporter, and the drug purchaser were sent without detention on the same charge.

According to the police, Mr. A and other members of the drug distribution organization are suspected of smuggling in methamphetamine, ketamine, and ecstasy (MDMA) using international couriers departing from Vietnam and entering the country for a year from September of last year, and then distributing them throughout the country through Telegram transactions.

As a result of the police investigation, it was revealed that a local Vietnamese criminal organization linked to Mr. A avoided the customs surveillance network by breaking down drugs into small pieces, repackaging them into coffee sticks or salt bags, and then sending them on international cargo flights.

It was discovered that they hid the smuggled drugs in various places across the country, including in hillsides and abandoned houses, and sold them through Telegram transactions.

The police, who began the investigation through intelligence, searched the places where the suspects hid drugs and cargo arrived at the airport during the arrest of Mr. A, and confiscated 4.326 kg of Philopon (market price 1.73 billion won) and 246.4 grams of Ketamine (market price 62 million won).

Jang Woong-gi, head of the Daegu Police Agency's drug crime investigation unit, said, "We are continuing our investigation to arrest the merchants of Mr. A's organization and other accomplices," and added, "We will actively crack down with related agencies to prevent even small amounts of drugs from entering the country."