Tag: drugs

North Korean security agents arrested five women in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, for simultaneously violating two major anti-socialist laws: drug use and possession of...

Despite heightened crackdowns and stricter punishments following new anti-narcotics legislation, drug abuse remains widespread in North Korea, particularly among officials. A source in Kangwon...

Officials arrested in early July for drug trafficking in Hamhung face intense public scrutiny over their potential punishments, Daily NK has learned. Speaking anonymously, a...

The North Hamgyong Province branch of North Korea's national police agency reported an alarming surge in drug crimes to the provincial party committee earlier...

Several opium addicts have died recently in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source...

In the summer of 2022, North Korean authorities imposed a strict lockdown in Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province, to prevent the spread of the...

An elderly couple in Kyongwon County, North Hamgyong Province, was brought to consciousness with the help of narcotics after collapsing from carbon monoxide poisoning,...

North Korean authorities have recently emphasized the need for greater economic independence, including a shift toward domestically produced products. In the medical field, this...

North Korea has seen a spike in tuberculosis cases from the autumn of last year to the present. The loosening of COVID-19 prevention measures...

The North Korean police pulled off a sting that brought in more than ten people from a nationwide gang of drug dealers, Daily NK...