Amount of illegal drugs seized in South Korea in 2023, by drug (in grams)

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June 2024

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

*Other narcotics included poppy seeds, morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, and more.

**Other psychotropics included GHB, zolpidem, alprazolam, propofol, alkyl nitrites, phenobarbital, ketamine, psilocyn, amphetamine, and more.

***Other cannabinoids included cannabis oil, cartridges, cookies, caramel, jelly, creams, candies, and other edibles.

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Amount of drugs seized in South Korea 2023, by drug

Published by C. Textor, Nov 28, 2025

In 2023, around *** kilograms of methamphetamine was seized in South Korea. Psychoactive drugs were most prevalent in the country that year. About *** thousand illegal poppy and *** thousand illegal hemp plants were also seized that year.

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