Police said Thursday they have arrested two Thais in regions near Daegu on charges of selling and taking illegal drugs.

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency said a 23-year-old suspect is under custody, accused of selling Yaba, a popular drug in some Southeast Asian regions, since February 2015 and taking it regularly once or twice a month.

The other man, aged 37, is suspected of taking the drug with his acquaintances after purchasing them from the 23-year-old suspect. The two suspects' identities were withheld. 

Police in the city in North Gyeongsang Province said they are investigating the source of the drug and expanding their probe to uncover related crimes. (Yonhap)