1 million cocaine found on Liberian ships… “Market price of 10 billion”

Cocaine worth 100.5 billion won was caught in a foreign container ship entering Busan Port. According to the Namhae Provincial Maritime Police Agency, 35 kg of cocaine with a market value of 10 billion won was found and confiscated on the Liberian 140,000-ton container ship A, which arrived at Busan New Port on the 19th of last month. Photo Namhae Regional Maritime Police Agency

– Cocaine, which can be administered by 1 million people at the same time, was found on a foreign container ship arriving at Busan New Port. In terms of market price, it is worth 100.5 billion won.

The Namhae Regional Maritime Police Agency announced on the 6th that it discovered and confiscated 35kg of cocaine worth 100.5 billion won in an African Liberian nationality 140,000 ton container ship A, which arrived at Pier 2 of the Busan New Port, Gangseo-gu, Busan on January 19. 35kg is the amount that 1 million people can administer at the same time.

Cocaine, along with methamphetamine and heroin, is known as the three major drugs. The found cocaine was divided into 35 boxes, and the boxes were covered with a Colombian hypermarket name’ex!to’ and a scorpion-patterned packaging. This scorpion pattern is known as a pattern used by the Colombian drug organization’Kali Cartel’.

The Coast Guard received a report that a large amount of cocaine was loaded in the stern of A, which departed from Colombia in South America and entered Korea via Panama, and traced the route of the ship with the relevant shipping company. come.

The coast guard was issued a seizure and search warrant and confiscated 35 boxes of 1kg cocaine hidden in a secret place in the boarding room of A, arriving at Busan New Port, together with customs. 24 sailors from Greece, Russia, and Ukraine were on board, and there were no Korean sailors. It is said that the A is a liner that travels between Korea and China via the United States, Colombia, and Panama Canal.

The maritime police are conducting scientific investigations, such as analyzing fingerprints and DNA, targeting the seafarers to track whether they participated and the distribution channels of drugs.

Busan = Reporter Eunji Lee, Reporter Jeongseok Kim
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