Four bags filled with suspected marijuana were found in a cargo ship Saturday afternoon, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Changwon Coast Guard sent 10 investigators to the vessel at 5:15 p.m. after receiving a tipoff. The bags, measuring of 50 centimeters by 40 centimeters each, were retrieved from the sea chest of the vessel. The 110,000-ton freighter has been anchored in the second dock of Busan New Port.
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Police are seeking to confirm the content of the bags and investigate the 22 crew onboard the freighter.
By Park Ju-young (
jupark@heraldcorp.com)