As South Korea grapples with increasing synthetic drug smuggling cases from China, it has chosen to ally itself with the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. The move is widely seen as a strategy to pressure Beijing to combat the rising tide of synthetic drug trafficking.
South Korean police recently unveiled a major drug smuggling case, implicating 47 Chinese nationals, which include six naturalized Korean citizens of Chinese descent. The incident has sparked serious concerns about the increasing drug trade within the country.
