The Korea Coast Guard said they had found “two tons“ of what they suspect to be pure cocaine on a Norwegian-flagged vessel which had departed from Mexico and made stops in Ecuador, Panama, and China.
The Korea Coast Guard and Korea Customs Service coordinated a large-scale search operation “consisting of a joint search team of 90 officers... along with two drug-sniffing dog units,“ the Korea Coast Guard said.
The drugs were packed in 56 sacks, each holding some 30 to 40 kilograms (about 66 to 88 pounds) of the drug, authorities said, bringing the total haul to around two tons.
“The seizure is the largest in history, about five times bigger than the previous record which was 404 kilograms of methamphetamine,“ a Korea Customs Service official told AFP.
Authorities have launched a joint investigation team to question the vessel's captain and crew about the origin and intended destination of the drugs, and the route used to transport them.
South Korea has long ranked among the countries with low drug use globally, thanks to its strict laws and strong social stigma.
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