[South Korea Arrests 5,203 Drug Suspects in the First Half of the Year, Focuses on Online and Foreign-Related Crimes in the Second Half] According to Yonhap News Agency, the National Investigation Headquarters of the Korean National Police Agency arrested 5,203 drug-related suspects in the first half of the year, detaining 1,039 of them. Among them, 2,178 were suspected of online drug transactions, an increase of 300 compared to the same period last year; 848 were foreign nationals involved in drug-related crimes, an increase of 114 year-on-year. The police extradited Philippine drug kingpin Park Wang-rye and recovered 3.84 billion won. In the second half of the year, the police plan to intensify crackdowns on platforms such as Telegram and establish a 41-member special task force for virtual asset tracking.