Drugs were found again on the coast of Jeju, and the Korea Coast Guard launched an investigation.
According to the Jeju Regional Korea Coast Guard Headquarters on the 31st, at about 11:18 a.m. on the 24th, a passerby reported a suspicious object believed to be drugs on the coast of Aewol-eup, Jeju City.
The Korea Coast Guard said it found about 1 kilogram of a white crystal disguised in Chinese tea packaging at the scene.
After the Korea Coast Guard sent the substance to the National Forensic Service, it was identified as ketamine, a type of narcotic. One kilogram is enough for 33,000 people to take simultaneously based on a single dose (0.03g).
The 24th, when this ketamine was found, is the day a Chinese national in his 30s smuggled about 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Jeju disguised in tea bags. The Chinese national was arrested around the 28th at a hotel in Jeju City.
The tea packaging used for disguise is understood to be similar to the packaging that wrapped a suspected narcotic substance found on the beach in Imgok-ri, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on the 15th.
Earlier, on the morning of the 29th of last month, 20 kilograms of ketamine were also found on the coast of Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo City. That is enough for 660,000 people to take simultaneously. The ketamine found at the time was packaged in 1-kilogram, brick-shaped units, and the character "茶 (tea)" in Chinese was printed on the outside.
As drugs continue to be found along the coast of Jeju, concerns are growing that the area may be part of a distribution route. The Korea Coast Guard has formed a dedicated investigation team, and the detailed circumstances of the case are under investigation.