South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases.
The raids, which took place in May, were reported by the Pyeongtaek police department in a news release on Wednesday. Police said they carried out search and seizure operations at Camp Humphreys, south of Seoul – the largest US military installation outside of the United States – and Camp Casey north of the capital, after receiving intelligence from the US Army Criminal Investigation Division.
The maximum sentence for cannabis use or possession in the country is five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million Korean won . The police news release alleged that between May and August this year, a 24-year-old American soldier had smuggled 350 milliliters [11.8 oz] of liquid synthetic cannabis sent from the US mainland via military mail, then distributed and sold it to other US soldiers based at Camp Humphries and Camp Casey.
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