Korea Customs Service Commissioner: "Will restore status as a drug-free country… will end money laundering exploiting virtual assets"

On the 2nd, Commissioner Lee Myung-gu of the Korea Customs Service said, "To restore the status as a drug-free country, we will block drug smuggling at the border."

In the New Year's address distributed that day, the commissioner said, "We will actively grant incentives such as promotions and awards to employees who achieve outstanding results in drug enforcement and investigations," and added, "We will meticulously monitor not only money laundering that abuses virtual assets but also even minor clues related to the fund distribution of criminal organizations, and completely sever the financial chains of transnational crime."

He also said, "We will prepare measures to ensure strict enforcement and management of foreign currency outflow controls to establish a fair order in foreign exchange transactions."