A U.S. army base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, is seen on this picture taken April 1. Yonhap
The Supreme Court docket has confirmed a six-year jail time period for a U.S. army worker in South Korea for smuggling practically 7 kilograms of methamphetamine into the nation by way of U.S. army mail, authorized sources mentioned Friday.
The highest courtroom not too long ago upheld a decrease courtroom ruling in opposition to the U.S. citizen on expenses of bringing in 6.8 kilograms of methamphetamine sufficient for 130,000 individuals to take concurrently — right into a U.S. army base in Pyeongtaek, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, in August 2021.
The defendant, who additionally confronted expenses of possessing and taking cocaine in December 2021, was accused of colluding with an acquaintance in the USA for the scheme.
The courtroom rejected the defendant’s claims of solely accepting a request to lend a U.S. army deal with and believing the packages contained powdered milk and child merchandise.
