A 42-year-old South Korean man was arrested Wednesday on charges of smuggling methamphetamine disguised as snacks from the Philippines as airfreight.

The officers at Hyehwa Police Department chased down a delivery on a tip-off about the drugs hidden under bags of dried banana chips.

Ten grams of methamphetamine were discovered in the package that the suspect had ordered on June 21 to be delivered to his home in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

The suspect, surnamed Kim, is also under investigation for allegedly smoking meth at his apartment on June 11.

“It was hard to get methamphetamine in the country, so I smuggled it from the Philippines as international airfreight as it was less likely to be detected,” Kim was quoted as saying.

The police said they will investigate further into Kim’s case as his smuggling may be related to a drug trafficking ring in the country.

From news report
(knews@heraldcorp.com)