It was found that drug crimes are rapidly spreading around clubs and entertainment establishments. The photo shows a hemp cultivation facility released by the police. Provided by the National Police Agency
National Police Agency, intensive crackdown on drug crimes
Last year, 5702 arrests, the highest ever
294 teenagers, including 14-year-olds
2030 continues to increase, totaling 56%
Recently, the Metropolitan Investigation Team of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency arrested three high school students who bought and sold drugs using Telegram. They were third-year high school students of the same age who got to know each other at an academy in October 2021, bought drugs via Telegram and sold them back at a higher price. The police confiscated 49g of methamphetamine, 227g of ketamine, 33 LSD, a paper drug that sticks to the tongue, and 140 tablets of ecstasy, totaling 409 million won (for 12,000 people simultaneously administered). They recruited six adult middlemen to buy and sell drugs in order to avoid being tracked by the police and exposing their identities.
A total of 294 teenage drug offenders were arrested last year. There were also a number of 14-year-old minors.
The National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency announced on the 29th that a total of 5,702 people were arrested (791 people were arrested) through an intensive crackdown on drug distribution and administration offenders nationwide from August to December of last year. This is a 38.2% increase from the same period last year (4,125). By type, the number of drug offenders in clubs and entertainment establishments was 377, an 11.4-fold increase from the previous year (33). The places were clubs (42.9%), entertainment establishments (26.3%), and karaoke rooms (15.9%).
1,495 Internet masters were arrested for illegally distributing drugs through non-face-to-face transactions such as the Internet and social networking services (SNS). There were 533 drug offenders using the dark web and virtual assets, which are difficult to control and track. A total of 1,284 supply criminals were arrested for selling, manufacturing, and smuggling drugs.
The confiscated items included 16.7 kg of methamphetamine, 24.4 kg of cannabis, 34,009 poppies, 82,453 yaba, 5,238 ecstasy, and 4,063 grams of synthetic hemp (JWH-018).
The confiscated criminal proceeds totaled 520 million won, of which 348 million won was confiscated and collected before indictment.
The police revealed that the ratio of foreign drug offenders (15.2%, 866 people) is continuously increasing.
By country, Thailand 355 (41.0%), China 237 (27.4%), Vietnam 179 (20.7%), Uzbekistan 14 (1.6%), Russia 14 (1.6%), other 67 (7.7%), etc. to be.
According to a police investigation, the number of drug offenders arrested last year totaled 12,387, a 16.6% (1761) increase from last year (10,626). This is a figure that exceeds the previous record of 2020 (12,209).
By age, those in their 20s had the most with 4,203 (33.9%). 30s (2817 people, 22.7%), 60s or older (1829 people, 14.7%), 40s (1764 people, 14.2%), 50s (1352 people, 10.9%), teenagers (294 people, 2.4%) followed by
The police said, “While the number of drug offenders in their 20s and 30s who are familiar with the Internet and SNS tends to increase, they are also steadily arresting drug offenders in their teens.” ”he said.
