"I brought drugs for 300,000 people with me." Shocking family trip [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Na Kyung-chul and Anchor Lee Se-na
■ Starring: Attorney Kim Sung-hoon

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information. Please specify [YTN New Square 2PM] when quoting.

◇Anchor> We've dealt with a lot of drug cases, but this case is shocking. A group of people who smuggled drugs into Korea disguised as overseas family trips have been caught, and I think you need to explain the details.

◆Kim Sung-hoon> It was a seemingly family-like trip to the Philippines, but it turns out that it was caught that they smuggled drugs and distributed them among their family trip luggage after coming to the Philippines four times a year. As you said, there are not a few things like drug trafficking, but there are many things that actually take place while traveling abroad, but it is a very shocking issue in that drug trafficking is within the category of family travel, which is difficult to imagine on a daily basis.

◇Anchor> The fact that he accompanied his young children is a more shocking incident, and it is said that the surrender of the entertainment receptionist began until he caught this businessman. How did the investigation proceed?

◆Kim Sung-hoon> In the end, one of the very important parts when it comes to drug trafficking is to identify the channels of distribution, as well as individual mediators, and to cut off the origin of distribution. In the end, there are very difficult parts of this process without the embroidery and cooperation of people involved in medication or distribution internally. In particular, there was a secret expression through Telegram or a brief throw earlier, but it was very difficult because there were many things that prevented specific distribution channels from being identified. In the end, there were some parts where the entertainment receptionist surrendered some of the distribution channels and contents.

◇Anchor> In detail, each role is different, such as smuggling drugs and domestic distribution and transportation, but I think the level of charges and punishments will vary depending on the role.

◆Kim Sung-hoon> Basically, if you planned this act together as a co-conspiracy criminal, in principle, the law applies as a co-conspiracy criminal. When it comes to specific sentences, there are some aspects that differ slightly in sentencing, such as those who played a monstrous role in planning and taking charge of it and simply transporting it, as well as bringing it into the country and actively selling it. However, the problem is that drug-related crimes have a much higher recidivism rate than other crimes. So in conclusion, the very important part of determining the sentence is how much of a similar criminal record this person has.

◇Anchor> This kind of transportation was recruited through a high-cost part-time job advertisement, and Telegram appears again here. They were instructed in the Telegram chat room and played their respective roles. You keep appearing on Telegram.

◆ Kim Sung-hoon> It's revealed in almost all crimes. What's interesting, however, is that politicians also do everything on Telegram when they talk. In short, because things like seizure and search of servers are very difficult, there are cases where these crimes are committed using Telegram chat rooms. However, in reality, if you look at criminal cases that have been caught, a lot of Telegram comes out. In the end, it is very difficult to search and seizure of Telegram companies with servers overseas, but you can restore the contents of each individual device through forensics. Also, some of them turn themselves in, or there are parts like this, so if you say that you only did it through Telegram, you can't say that it's difficult to investigate a crime or you can't be relieved that this part is impossible. You can see that tracking and investigation are possible in this area as well. However, if crimes using Telegram continue to be systematically committed, it is necessary to demand active cooperation and responses to investigations in this regard, no matter how foreign companies are. In particular, international cooperation is very necessary in relation to drug trafficking and distribution, so additional investigative power needs to be focused on this area as well.

◇Anchor> It is said that they are chasing the chief, the rest of the transportation, the purchase, and the medication, but there are predictions that it will be difficult to find it as much as they have been working like this through Telegram.

◆Kim Sung-hoon> But in conclusion, if you look at the progress and news of related investigations so far, almost all of them have come and caught more than you think. The reason is that in the end, these people cannot call the distribution of drugs like this, but criminal organizations that distribute drugs do not suddenly stop distributing drugs because the investigation network narrows down. Because I keep repeating this, there are parts that are caught one day in the process. However, it is important to be aware of the ever-increasing number of issues related to drug administration by minors and teenagers, so the level of punishment for these organizations that are in charge of distribution and profit from the distribution process, which are actively spreading drugs in the country, needs to be strengthened.

◇ Anchor> I'm also curious about this part, but it means that there was no customs clearance on the way. I think there will be criticism on this part, too.

◆Kim Sung-hoon> So-called drugs should have various layers of defense. In the process, there may be criticism that drug detection of luggage and general belongings coming from abroad has not been done properly. In particular, if caught this time, it will be difficult to detect because it is a person returning from a family trip that is seemingly difficult to predict, but if so, whether it was impossible to detect the cases of bringing personal belongings in that way, and secondly, it is a lot. If it is large enough for 350,000 people to administer it at the same time, it is necessary to re-verify whether it was impossible to confirm even if drugs were brought in on such a large scale.

◇Anchor> You are now arrested on charges of smuggling overseas, so in this case, is this criminal accused of smuggling, that is, only transporting, not direct medication?

◆Kim Sung-hoon> Since it is still in the early stages of the investigation, we need to see the overall thing, but for now, it seems that the transport itself was caught. However, if the specific chief has not yet been confirmed, further investigation is needed to determine whether it was simply transported, planned and transported as a chief, dosing, how much intervention there is, and whether he worked as a member of a criminal group.

◇Anchor> I see. We have to wait and see the future investigation. So far, I've pointed out major incident accidents with lawyer Kim Sung-hoon. Thank you.

Excerpted from the conversation: Lee Mi-young, editor of the digital news team

#Y Record