Island Investigations on Club Drugs Last month, a drug trafficking and distribution network involved in selling drugs such as Ecstasy and Ketamine in karaoke bars and foreigner-exclusive clubs in South (慶尙) Gyeongsang Province was apprehended by the Coast Guard. Amidst a series of drug crimes occurring in clubs and bars nationwide, a similar drug offender has been arrested in Jeju as well. A man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, who was formerly affiliated with a club, has been arrested last month on suspicion of possessing dozens of Ecstasy pills and consuming them. Jeju District Prosecutor's Office has indicted Mr. A on charges of drug possession and consumption, and they have also announced that they are conducting supplementary investigations into individuals who were involved in drug consumption with him. Ecstasy, a new type of drug, is known as a "club drug" as it is primarily consumed by young people. It has a hallucinogenic effect that is three times stronger than that of methamphetamine. INTERVIEW Jo Gwang-won / Jeju Office, Korean Society of Drug Abuse Ecstasy is known to produce hallucinogenic effects that can induce a significant elevation in mood. It is indeed a drug that is commonly used by young people. The Jeju Provincial Police Agency has stated that this case is unrelated to clubs, and it is difficult to disclose specific details regarding the case, including the specific charges, as the investigation is still ongoing. According to the Korea Customs Service, the amount of newly identified drugs seized last year was 260 kg, which is more than a tenfold increase compared to two years ago. Among them, the quantity of Ecstasy seizures increased by seven times during the same period. With the recent arrest of an Ecstasy drug offender in Jeju, there is growing interest in whether the crimes are linked to related industries, as seen in nationwide cases, rather than being isolated incidents of individual crimes. The investigation results regarding any potential spread of crime to associated sectors have garnered significant attention. 濟州에도 클럽 痲藥?…警察 搜査 擴大 지난 달 慶南에 있는 노래酒店과 外國人 專用 클럽 等에서 엑스터시와 케타민 等 痲藥類를 販賣한 販賣責과 流通 組織이 海警에 檢擧됐습니다. 全國的으로 클럽이나 술집에서 痲藥 犯罪가 잇따르는 가운데 濟州에서도 類似 痲藥 事犯이 檢擧됐습니다. 某 클럽 關係者였던 30代 A 氏가 지난 달 엑스터시 數十 情을 所持하고 投藥한 嫌疑로 拘束됐습니다. 濟州地檢은 A 氏를 痲藥類 所持와 投藥 嫌疑로 拘束 起訴했고 함께 投藥한 이들에 對해서도 補完 搜査를 進行하고 있다고 밝혔습니다. 엑스터시는 필로폰보다 幻覺 作用이 3倍나 큰 新種 痲藥類로 젊은 層이 主로 投藥하면서 一名 클럽龍 痲藥으로도 알려졌습니다. <인터뷰 :="" 고광언/="" 한국마약범죄학회="" 제주지회장=""> 엑스터시를 投藥하면 幻覺作用을 일으켜서 氣分이 아주 上昇되는 效果를 누리는 痲藥으로 알려지고 있습니다. 젊은 사람들이 많이 利用하는 痲藥으로 보면 되겠습니다. 濟州警察廳은 이番 事件은 클럽과는 無關하다면서도 具體的인 嫌疑點 等은 搜査가 進行 中이여서 밝히기 어렵다고 傳했습니다. 지난해 關稅廳이 摘發한 新種 痲藥類는 260kg으로 2年 前보다 10倍 以上 急增했습니다. 이 가운데 엑스터시 摘發 物量은 같은 期間 7倍나 늘었습니다. 濟州에서도 엑스터시 痲藥 事犯이 檢擧된 가운데 個人의 單純 犯罪가 아닌 全國 事例처럼 聯關 業種으로 犯罪가 퍼졌을지 搜査 結果에 關心이 모아지고 있습니다.