In the six months until June this year, among the illicit drugs seized at airports nationwide, the number of illicit drugs brought in by air cargo flights doubled from the same period last year.
The background is that the number of passenger planes has decreased significantly due to the new corona's border measures, making it difficult for so-called "carriers" to enter the country.
The Ministry of Finance announced the number of smuggling incidents such as stimulants and cannabis that were caught by customs at airports and ports nationwide in the six months until June this year.
According to this,
▽ the number of cases caught was 509, an increase of 22% from the same period last year,
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▽ 92 cases were brought in by air cargo flights, which was double the number during the same period last year.
Until now, there were many cases of smuggling by so-called "smugglers" on passenger planes, but the number of such cases was 21, which is one-ninth of the number three years ago before the spread of the new corona infection. I'm here.
Regarding this, the Ministry of Finance analyzes that as a result of the drastic reduction in the operation of passenger aircraft due to border measures, it is becoming difficult for "carriers" to enter the country, and there are more cases of smuggling by cargo flights instead.
Freight transport by air is increasing due to the expansion of online shopping due to so-called stay-at-home demand, and the Ministry of Finance plans to strengthen measures to prevent smuggling of illicit drugs.