Authorities on Jeju Island in South Korea are investigating the repeated discovery of ketamine packaged as Chinese tea washing ashore. Police reported that approximately 28 kilograms of the drug, wrapped in foil and labeled with a Chinese character for tea, have been found on beaches at least eight times. The largest single discovery involved 20 kilograms found by a beach cleaner in the coastal area of Seogwipo.
The Jeju Coast Guard has established a special team to trace potential maritime and land routes used for this drug smuggling. Investigators are considering the possibility that ocean currents carried the packages to Jeju, noting that similar drug parcels have appeared in the city of Pohang and on Japan's Tsushima Island. A professor suggested that criminal syndicates may be using a method of dropping bundled drugs at sea for later retrieval.
Officials have warned residents not to handle any suspicious objects found along the coastline and to immediately report them to the police. This situation has caused significant concern among residents, who frequent the island's beaches with their families. A large-scale search operation involving hundreds of personnel was recently conducted along the northern coast.
The Jeju Coast Guard has established a special team to trace potential maritime and land routes used for this drug smuggling. Investigators are considering the possibility that ocean currents carried the packages to Jeju, noting that similar drug parcels have appeared in the city of Pohang and on Japan's Tsushima Island. A professor suggested that criminal syndicates may be using a method of dropping bundled drugs at sea for later retrieval.
Officials have warned residents not to handle any suspicious objects found along the coastline and to immediately report them to the police. This situation has caused significant concern among residents, who frequent the island's beaches with their families. A large-scale search operation involving hundreds of personnel was recently conducted along the northern coast.
