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The Vatican Kingdom, the nation’s largest drug supply, was caught by the police.
The Gyeongnam Police Agency announced on the 7th that it had arrested B (26), the Telegram ID’Vatican Kingdom’, who sold drugs nationwide by posting an advertisement for the sale of drugs through Telegram. ‘Vatican Kingdom’ is a person who has been supplying drugs from A (41), the famous Filipino drug dealer Telegram ID’Drug King Worldwide’, and distributing them in Korea.
As a result of the police investigation, when Mr. A smuggled narcotics into the country through international courier service, distribution and supply personnel including Mr. B moved secretly in the form of a storehouse organization. Mr. B, the domestic general manager, has general management of smuggled drugs, and intermediaries, retailers, and sub-organizations have established sales networks and distributed them to the market. The police arrested 28 people involved in distribution and sales, including Mr. B, and arrested some of them.
From April 12 to December 10 last year, they distributed 640 grams of methamphetamine, 6364 tablets of ecstasy, 3560 grams of ketamine, 39 sheets of LSD, 280 ml of synthetic hemp, and 90 grams of hemp through Telegram, worth 4.9 billion won. In particular, it was confirmed that the double synthetic hemp’MDMB-Peninaka’ was first distributed in Korea. In order to avoid investigation, they received deposits in virtual currency, etc., and used the so-called’throwing technique’ in which drugs were placed in specific places.
The police also arrested 62 people who bought and administered drugs through them. Among them, it is known that an acquaintance of Hana Hwang, the granddaughter of the founder of Namyang Dairy, was also included.
Kim Dae-gyu, head of drug crime investigation at the Gyeongnam Police Agency, said, “If you look at the 90 narcotics offenders arrested this time, 85.6% of them were in their 20s and 30s, and 88.9% of the first offenders were.” I will actively respond to the crime.”
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