Coast Guard, Accomplice in Gangneung Okgye Port Cocaine Smuggling Case Extradited to Korea

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A drug offender being extradited to Korea. [Yonhap News], ‘The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 16th that they have extradited a Filipino national in his 50s, identified as accomplice A, from Argentina in connection with the largest cocaine smuggling case in Korea, which occurred last April.’,
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, ‘A is accused of assisting a group that smuggled 1,690 kg of cocaine through a bulk carrier at Gokgei Port, Gangneung, Gangwon Province on April 2. This is the largest cocaine smuggling case in terms of weight.’,
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, ‘The Coast Guard discovered that A had already left the country and requested an Interpol Red Notice in May. In July, it was confirmed that Argentine authorities had arrested him.’,
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, ‘Subsequently, with the approval of the extradition request by the Ministry of Justice, A was extradited to Korea through Incheon Airport on the 15th.’,
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, ‘The East Sea Regional Headquarters of the Korea Coast Guard, which is investigating the case, plans to question A about other accomplices and the details of the cocaine smuggling operation.’,
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, ‘Previously, the Chuncheon District Prosecutor’s Office’s Gangneung Branch arrested and indicted four Filipino nationals in connection with the case in May.’,
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