In 2022, Korean customs authorities handled a total of 771 drug smuggling cases. While there has been a steady increase in the number of drug trafficking attempts in recent years, this represents a decrease of nearly 27 percent.
Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022
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Statistics Korea. (April 6, 2023). Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/
Statistics Korea. "Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022." Chart. April 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Drug Smuggling Cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/
Statistics Korea, Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/ (last visited September 22, 2023)
Number of drug smuggling cases in South Korea from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Korea, April 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056772/south-korea-drug-smuggling-cases/