Creating even virtual characters… A Russian man in his 20s caught smuggling marijuana consecutively

Accused of smuggling 700g of marijuana through international mail under the direction of a fictitious character,
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, ‘Russian nationals in their twenties, who smuggled marijuana in bulk through international mail, were successively apprehended.’,
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, ‘They were found to have meticulously prepared the crime by even creating a fictitious character and disguising themselves as victims.’,
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Sketch of Suspect A’s Related Incident [Busan Headquarters Customs]

, ‘Busan Headquarters Customs announced on the 1st that they have arrested and sent Russian nationals A (29) and B (22) to the Busan District Prosecutor’s Office and Changwon District Prosecutor’s Office Mil- yang Branch, respectively, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. A is accused of smuggling 199.61g of marijuana worth 20 million won through international mail in March.’,
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, ‘In order to evade customs investigation, he used Russian illegal immigrants as couriers to collect and deliver the marijuana smuggled through international mail. In preparation for the crime being uncovered, A even created a fictitious character named ‘Roman’ and falsely fabricated an alibi, claiming that he was a victim and that ‘Roman’ in Russia instructed the crime.’,
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, ‘B is accused of smuggling 513.7g of marijuana through international mail in June. B also claimed that the package was not his. It is suspected that A and B smuggled the marijuana into the country to dispose of it domestically, but fortunately, nothing has been distributed domestically. Busan Headquarters Customs received two cases of marijuana detection from Incheon Airport Customs and launched an investigation.’,
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Busan Headquarters Customs [Yonhap News]

, ‘Busan Headquarters Customs official stated, “Cases where a fictitious prime suspect is created to avoid smuggling charges or to disguise oneself as a victim to create confusion in the investigation have been continuously occurring” and said, “We will do our best to respond to the increasingly sophisticated and intelligent drug smuggling methods of foreign drug offenders.”‘,
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