The amount of illegal stimulants law enforcers seized in the first six months of 2006 was only 13.1 kilograms, an 85.6 percent drop from the same period last year, the National Police Agency (NPA) said. NPA officials believe that the amount of stimulants drastically dropped because their seizure of hundreds of stimulants smuggled on a North Korean boat in May dealt a death blow to the drug smuggling route from the country.| “... officials believe that the amount of stimulants drastically dropped because their seizure of hundreds of stimulants smuggled on a North Korean boat in May dealt a death blow to the drug smuggling route from the country...” |
Seven people were questioned over the smuggling of illegal stimulants during the first half of 2006. They mostly imported small amounts of drugs in bags or via international mail. For example, officers at Narita Airport seized 1.1 kilograms of stimulants contained in instant noodles imported from China. Officers questioned 6,319 people over incidents involving illegal stimulants during the first six months of the year, 102 fewer than the same period last year.