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Rapper Yoon Byung-ho's bust highlights growing prison drug use problem

Despite correctional authorities' efforts to monitor and control the smuggling and use of narcotics and psychoactive drugs, there are allegations that inmates continue to distribute and consume these substances clandestinely.

2024-11-06

Drug smuggling attempts to Korea up 24 percent in first 9 months

The number of drug trafficking attempts into Korea rose 24 percent during the first nine months of 2024 from a year earlier, the customs agency said Monday.

2024-11-04

It only takes a number: Random chat apps becoming hotbed for teen drug, sex crimes

Random chat apps that require no age verification are becoming conduits of illegal teenage activity, from gambling to drug use and sex crimes.

2024-10-30

ADHD drug abuse rampant as students try to enhance performance, data suggests

Korean students are suspected of taking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication to enhance their academic performances, according to recent data.

2024-10-07

Korean police, Interpol seize $1B in drugs, nab 29 offenders in Golden Triangle operation

The Korean police, in cooperation with Interpol, arrested 29 drug offenders throughout Southeast Asia and seized drugs worth 1.4 trillion won ($1.04 billion).

2024-09-11

Top court upholds prison sentences for perpetrators of drug-laced drink scheme targeting students

The Supreme Court ruled that the perpetrators who handed out drug-laced drinks to students and blackmailed their parents in April last year will serve prison sentences, according to legal sources Friday.

2024-09-06

Actor Yoo Ah-in sentenced to year in prison for drug use

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced actor Yoo Ah-in, whose real name is Uhm Hong-sik, to one year in prison for violating the Narcotics Control Act after an 11-month trial on Tuesday.

2024-09-03

Seoul to crack down on clubs, entertainment facilities as war on drugs escalates

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will crack down on some 4,000 entertainment facilities, such as clubs, in Seoul this month in response to surging cases of drug use and trafficking involving such places nationwide.

2024-08-08

Prosecutors to investigate 29 suspects for alleged involvement in Oh Jae-won drug case

Police on Wednesday sent 29 suspects, including nine Doosan Bears players, to the prosecution on suspicions of aiding former professional baseball player Oh Jae-won’s alleged drug use.

2024-07-10

Over 300 undocumented immigrants caught for drug charges this year

More than 300 illegal immigrants have been caught for drug-related charges so far this year, police data showed Tuesday, amid a sharp rise in the number of undocumented foreign drug offenders.

2024-06-18