[Graphic News] Confiscated narcotics hit record high in 2021: data
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The amount of illegal narcotics confiscated in South Korea reached an all-time high last year, with an increase of foreign and juvenile drug offenders, government data showed.
According to the data compiled by the Supreme Prosecutors Office, a total of 1,295.7 kilograms of illegal drugs were confiscated in 2021, more than a threefold jump from a year earlier.
Noticeably, the amount of major illegal drugs - including methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana - soared more than five times on-year to 1,179 kilograms in 2021.
Prosecutors attributed the increase to large-scale clampdowns, including confiscating around 400 kilograms of cocaine illegally smuggled from Peru to the southern port city of Busan in October. (Yonhap)
By Nam Kyung-don(don@heraldcorp.com)
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