Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Food safety authorities antsy over use of ants as garnish at restaurant

Authorities caught a restaurant in Korea using ants in its dishes without proper authorization, violating food safety regulations in using the insect as garnish to certain dishes.

2025-07-10

Drug ring nabbed in Malaysia for attempting to smuggle drug-laced e-cigarettes into Korea

Malaysian authorities have apprehended a drug ring for attempting to smuggle 2 million doses of e-cigarettes laced with etomidate and cocaine to Korea, in collaboration with the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday.

2025-07-08

Doctor who prescribed drugs to Yoo Ah-in fined 40 million won on appeal

A Seoul court upheld a 40 million won ($29,300) fine against a doctor for illegally prescribing drugs to actor Yoo Ah-in, convicted earlier.

2025-07-08

32 Thai nationals arrested for allegedly smuggling meth, yaba into Korea

Korean police have arrested 32 Thai nationals on charges of smuggling methamphetamine and yaba into the country and distributing the drugs nationwide.

2025-06-30

Samsung Biologics enters CRO space with organoid drug screening service

Samsung Biologics has entered the contract research organization (CRO) business with the launch of a new drug screening service utilizing organoids — miniature, lab-grown human organs.

2025-06-16

Number of drug offenders surpasses 20,000 for 2nd straight year

The number of drug offenders in Korea surpassed the 20,000 mark for the second consecutive year in 2024, with people in their 20s and 30s accounting for over 60 percent of the total, data showed Sunday.

2025-06-15

Ministry tightens control on stem, seed-extracted CBD products

Cannabidiol (CBD) remains a controlled narcotic in Korea, even when extracted from parts of the cannabis plant traditionally considered exempt, such as seeds and mature stems, the country’s top health authority reaffirmed Tuesday.

2025-06-10

Popular Japanese music producer arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling

A well-known Japanese music producer, Masanori Morita, 48, has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling synthetic drugs from Korea into Japan.

2025-06-09

Customs authorities seize hundreds of bottles of Rush at Incheon Airport

A foreign national in his 30s has been indicted for smuggling a new synthetic drug into Korea and selling it via social media platforms, the Incheon Airport Regional Customs said Thursday.

2025-06-05

Pyeongtaek police arrest seven in multinational meth seizure

Authorities arrested members of a multinational drug smuggling ring that concealed methamphetamine inside specially manufactured body lotion containers and smuggled the narcotics into Korea.

2025-05-29