Korean man suspected of smuggling crystal meth from Thailand to South Korea

Officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) arrested a Korean man for using crystal meth at a condominium in the Sukhumvit neighbourhood of Bangkok. Police also believe he is involved with a Thai woman smuggling the drug from Thailand to South Korea.

The Korean suspect was identified as 46 year old Younbae Chun. He was apprehended yesterday, May 18, with 0.5 grammes of crystal methamphetamine and drug tools.

Chun admitted to using the drug, adding that he started using crystal meth after meeting a Thai woman on social media who sold the drug to him. Sometimes, the woman delivered the drug to him by herself, sometimes she left it in his condo mailbox while other times she hired a motorcycle taxi rider to deliver…