The South Korean authorities have detained two US soldiers stationed in the country and were caught with methamphetamine, worth $12M. South Korean prosecutors allege that the soldiers smuggled into the country a nine-pounds worth of the drugs using the APO (Army's postal services) from California.
Cereal boxes used to hide the drugs
Just like Denzel Washington American Gangster movie, the soldiers were said to have collaborated with some South Koreans to bring in the drugs into the country, and two other South Koreans have been detained.
According to US Star and stripes;
One of the troops involved with the case has been indicted but not detained, while the other soldier has been imprisoned, South Korean attorneys said. Both are 19 years old and were part of the 2nd Infantry Division. They have denied the accusations that they violated the Narcotics Control Act.
One of the soldiers have been jailed for violating the narcotic control act, while the other was indicted on the same charge without detention. He had only distributed the package that was innocently hidden in the boxes of Reese’s Puffs and Honey Snacks.
South Korean customs officials at Incheon International Airport found the drugs in December during an X-ray scan, after they were found hidden in the cereal boxes sent to the soldiers as care packages.
In a telephone interview, senior prosecutor Kang Susanna said;
It’s the largest amount of drugs found coming through the APO.
The soldiers that were not detained was said to have received the "care package" at his APO address, and given them to other soldiers who then would hand it over to a civilian off post.
