Last year, stimulants and other fraudulent drugs seized by customs across the country in smuggling cases exceeded one ton for the fifth consecutive year.
Due to the impact of the new coronavirus, smuggling by passenger planes has decreased significantly, but seizures have remained high, and the Ministry of Finance is tightening crackdowns at the water's edge.
According to the Ministry of Finance, illegal drugs such as stimulants and cannabis seized by customs in smuggling cases at airports and ports nationwide over the last year weighed approximately 1906 kg.
Although it decreased by 43% compared to the previous year, it exceeded 1 ton for 5 consecutive years, the third highest since 1985 when statistics began to be collected.
Of these, stimulants decreased by 69% to about 800 kg, while liquid-processed cannabis, which is said to be a gateway to substance abuse, increased more than three times to about 68 kg. , MDMA also increased by 48% to about 90,000 tablets.
In terms of smuggling means, the number of cases of smuggling by passenger planes, which were suspended or reduced due to the influence of the new coronavirus, decreased by 82%, but the seizure rate remained high, and the Ministry of Finance said AI = artificial intelligence We are also strengthening the crackdown on the water's edge by utilizing the advanced technology of.