Another Suspicious Packet Washed Ashore on Jeju Coast

This is a report on drugs disguised as tea bags being discovered once again on the coast of Jeju.

At around 8:30 a.m. yesterday (the 17th), a marine environment keeper performing cleanup activities at Gwangchigi Beach in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo City, discovered drugs wrapped in silver tea packaging and reported it to the Coast Guard.

As a result of a preliminary reagent test conducted by the Coast Guard on the contents, it tested positive for ketamine.

At the time of discovery, the packaging was faded and partially torn.

It is estimated to have drifted along ocean currents for a considerable period before washing ashore.

Tea bags containing ketamine have been discovered successively along the Jeju coast since September of last year.

This discovery marks the 23rd case, and the total weight of drugs found in tea bags to date amounts to 40 kg.

The Coast Guard believes there is a high possibility that this is related to a large-scale drug loss incident that occurred in the waters off Taiwan in July of last year.

Weight is being given to the possibility that the drugs lost at time were carried by ocean currents and flowed into the coast of Jeju.

(Photo provided by: Jeju Regional Coast Guard)
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