The doctor who took a X-ray notified the police
I found an interesting, but extremely dangerous article. This article says that one guy was unconscious because he swallowed a condom smuggling heroin. I am just curious how he swallowed them and how he was going to do to take them out of his body. Ewww, I don't even want to think about that.
The gang filled condoms with heroin, swallowed them and then attempted to smuggle the drugs, but was caught and arrested. It was discovered that one of them almost died because the condom burst while he was taking it out.
Woo, a 23-year-old, went to Bangkok, Thailand with three other people including Park, a 25-year-old, to make money by smuggling heroin. After they took 249 heroin condoms (total 1.3kg) from a Taiwan supplier, they swallowed the condoms or inserted into their rectums.
It was a life risking adventure. Yoon, a 22-year-old, who swallowed 114 heroin condoms (590g) arrived in Taiwan. The condom burst in his stomach while he was taking them out and he fell into a coma. Yoon was taken to the hospital, was arrested due to the doctor reporting the X-ray to the police.
Another 21-year-old, Kim, had 94 heroin condoms (490g) in his stomach, lost contact in Bangkok and his fate is unknown. Woo and Park finished moving successfully but they were arrested on their return to Korea.
According to Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office Drug Crime Investigation (Chief Prosecutor Youngjin Kim) announced that Woo and Park were charged with smuggling 442 million won worth of heroin. Prosecutors said that they are on the track of Kim, who is still at large. They interrogated Woo on how he was hired to work for the Taiwanese drug dealer.
A prosecutor said that the smugglers involved in the case were living on state subsidies. “It is shocking that they smuggled drugs for about only 1.5 million won to 5.3 million won each person,” he added.
It really is amazing what people will do for money. Of course, this is quite common to hear about in the US, but I'm sure it is quite surprising for you.
ReplyDeleteI have always thought of Korea as a relatively drug-free, but I think that I am wrong. Over the last few years, I have heard more and more about drug sales and smuggling in Korea.
Do you think that there is a growing drug problem? Do see it as a problem with "other" people? (foreigners, entertainers, or rural people) Or, is it becoming more common among urban youth?
Dan
Yep, I think there is a growing drug problem. But, people do under the table so I don’t see as much as I see other problems. I see the drug problems with foreigners, entertainers but with rural people. I have read some articles about young native speaker instructors who come from other countries and entertainers. Those articles said that native speaker instructors or entertainers had arrested for frequently gambling together and using drugs. But I have never seen any drug problems with rural people and I hope I won’t see them. =)
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