South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol Has Declared An “All-Out War” After Crypto-Driven Drug Trafficking Juveniles jailed for high number of drug dealings,
Per korea todayYoon said there was a “need” to “mobilize all government capabilities in the fight against narcotics”.
At a cabinet meeting held at the President’s Office in Seoul on 18 April, Yoon said:
“It is shocking that drugs are so widely distributed among our next generation, teenagers. Teens are now participating in drug trafficking or distribution organizations.”
He talked about a recent “incident” in which he said police found evidence that a dealer had sold “390,000 doses” of narcotics via “Telegram, the darkweb and cryptocurrency.”
growing number of teenagers and people aged in their twenties Jail sentences are being served for the drug trade.
Police say they are using encrypted chat apps such as Telegram to arrange drug deals.
Dealers usually ask customers to pay for narcotics bitcoin (btc) and altcoins.
The entire nation was shaken by the case of a 14-year-old girl who was found unconscious on a public staircase. Allegedly used crypto to buy $300 worth of methamphetamine (crystal meth),
Korean-language dealers are advertising their services on Twitter with impunity, cryptonews.com has been found.
A Spike in South Korean Crypto-Driven Drug Crimes
Yoon claimed that drug-related crimes are “expected to increase” and that “there are more than 20,000 cases this year for the first time in history.”
He lamented the fact that “up until the past 10 years,” South Korea had been free of the curse of narcotics.
He said this was made possible by “the efforts of many organizations such as prosecutors and the police, as well as the coast guard, health authorities and customs officials.”
And Yoon called on the government to undertake a “comprehensive response” to the incident.
He asked the “investigating and judicial authorities” to do the same.
The President said:
“Let us all join forces together to end the drug crimes that are consuming the nation.”
However, the same media outlet claimed that the opposition Democratic Party was “in a position to put the brakes on the plans”.
The party expresses concern that some Justice Ministry-led plans, which they believe are based on illegal enforcement ordinances, could potentially lead to proposed new search powers infringing citizens’ rights.
