Overview
- More than 800 soldiers, police and volunteers combed northern beaches on Nov. 11 using boats, underwater drones, helicopters and detection dogs.
- Environmental crews on Udo recovered another foil-wrapped packet labeled as Chinese Tieguanyin, holding roughly 1 kilogram of suspected narcotics pending tests.
- Police count about 28 kilograms of ketamine recovered from roughly ten finds since late September, with continued searches planned over the next one to two weeks.
- Coast Guard float tests indicate the packets stay buoyant, and similar finds in Pohang and Japan’s Tsushima Island point to possible drift via ocean currents.
- Authorities urged residents to avoid handling suspicious items and to report discoveries immediately, noting criminal penalties for possession or distribution, as some locals criticized the pace of the response.