No rest for the wicked: Customs cracks down on sleeping, cold medicine
Published: 18 Mar. 2025, 18:00
Updated: 18 Mar. 2025, 18:09
![A Korea Customs Service agent displays medicine confiscated from inbound travelers at Incheon Airport Customs in Incheon on March 18. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/03/18/9579f68c-2fd2-44fb-9dcb-f4721bdcfb1d.jpg)
A Korea Customs Service agent displays medicine confiscated from inbound travelers at Incheon Airport Customs in Incheon on March 18. [YONHAP]
A Korea Customs Service agent displays medicine confiscated from inbound travelers at Incheon Airport Customs in Incheon on March 18.
The customs agency said it would initiate a heavy crackdown on drugs and medicines being brought into the country, with confiscated cold medicine, sleeping pills and weight loss drugs having climbed 43-fold in four years to reach 37.69 kilograms (83.1 pounds) in 2024.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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