Six Americans were handed over to prosecutors for attempting to drop bottles filled with rice in northern Ganghwado, which has been designated as a danger zone.
The Incheon Police Agency's Anti-Corruption Economic Crime Investigation Team announced on the 26th that they had booked six Americans, including A, aged 20 to 50, without detention on charges of violating the Basic Disaster Management Act and sent them to prosecutors.
On June 27 at 1:06 a.m., A and others are suspected of attempting to float over 1,300 bottles containing rice, $1 bills, and Bibles into the sea from Mangwoldondae in Hajeom-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon.
A and others, who believe in Christianity, claimed during police questioning that they intended to send the Bible to North Korea for missionary purposes.
The police investigated whether they had any connections with domestic or international religious organizations, but no underlying forces were confirmed.
The Ganghwa County, where they attempted to drop bottles, has been designated as a danger zone since November last year, and an administrative order prohibiting the distribution of leaflets to North Korea is currently in effect.
Violating the administrative order may result in up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won.
A police official said, "We also submitted the seized bottles, which are evidence, to the prosecutors along with A and others."