48 Arrested in $4.5 Billion Rectal Drug Ring
A major drug trafficking operation has been dismantled by law enforcement authorities, revealing a complex network that smuggled narcotics worth 4.5 billion Korean won into the country. The operation involved ketamine and other illicit substances, which were transported from Europe, including the UK and France, and distributed to entertainment venues in the capital region. The suspects used highly sophisticated methods to evade detection, such as disguising ketamine as human feces and concealing it in their rectums. The Gangwon Provincial Police Agency's Criminal Investigation Unit announced on the 12th that they had arrested 48 individuals, including a domestic smuggler identified as A (27 years old), for violating the Narcotics Control Act. Of these, 18 were detained for further investigation. According to the police, A and others are suspected of smuggling ketamine, a new type of narcotic, along with ecstasy, valued at 4.5 billion Korean won. They allegedly carried out four ...