A member of a Japanese gang has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to distribute smuggled drugs in South Korea, prosecutors said Thursday.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office said the suspect, whose identity was not released, entered the country late last month and was caught possessing 10 kilograms of methamphetamine. The amount of drugs is worth over 33 billion won, prosecutors said. They added that the suspect does not appear to have smuggled the drugs personally.
The suspect is a member of the Japanese organized crime group also known as Yakuza and is thought to have been a delivery point, the prosecution said. They added that they are investigating the distribution route and the intended final destination of the drugs, and whether there was any accomplice or connection to local gang members.
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