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Police to intensify crackdown on illegal drugs

By Chyung Eun-ju
Published : July 1, 2018 - 17:47
The Korean National Police Agency said Sunday it would step up a crackdown on illegal drugs during the July-September period.

A total of 1,069 anti-drug officers are to be deployed to catch drug suppliers on the internet and track down users. 



Police arrested 2,047 people in a prior crackdown on drugs from March to May.

Drug transactions, which used to revolve around users making exchanges face-to-face, have largely moved online, and the demand for drugs seems to have increased, police said.

By Chyung Eun-ju (ejchyung@heraldcorp.com)

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