Drug ring busted for using intercity buses to distribute narcotics

Authorities in South Korea have busted a drug trafficking ring that exploited intercity bus terminals as a hub for distributing narcotics across the country. The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency arrested seven people, including two individuals in their 60s identified as the alleged sales and supply leaders, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

According to the investigation, the sales leader, identified only as Mr. A, is accused of selling approximately 38.3 grams of drugs to seven individuals across 45 transactions between August and December of last year. The supply leader, Mr. B, allegedly provided Mr. A with 10 grams of narcotics on two occasions in November.

Investigators revealed that Mr. A divided the drugs supplied by Mr. B into small portions, packaged them in syringes, and disguised them as small parcels. These packages were then transported and delivered to drug users nationwide using intercity buses departing from the M city intercity bus terminal. The suspects also reportedly used incoming intercity buses to receive drug supplies.

Police are continuing their investigation to trace the origin of the drugs and determine if there were any additional criminal activities. The informant who provided the tip-off leading to the arrests was awarded a 10 million won reward for their contribution.