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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • A Swedish entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash” has been sentenced to six years in prison for illegally dumping hundreds of thousands of tonnes of toxic waste in the country’s biggest environmental crime case.

    Think Pink was hired to dispose of unwanted waste – largely building materials – by municipalities, building companies, apartment cooperatives and individuals. But the company did not deal with it appropriately, instead abandoning the unsorted waste illegally in piles at 19 locations across Sweden.

    High levels of toxic PCB compounds, lead, mercury, arsenic and chemicals were released into the air, soil and water, posing a danger to human, animal and plant life.





  • In April 2023, a criminal ring distributed milk spiked with methamphetamine to students in Seoul’s Gangnam District, branding the drink as a “concentration enhancer.”

    According to police at the time, 18 out of 100 bottles, each containing 0.1 grams of methamphetamine, were distributed. Eight students and one parent ingested eight bottles in total.

    The criminal ring later blackmailed and attempted to extort six parents, threatening to report the students to police for drug use.

    The drug runner was apprehended by local police at a hideout in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 16, 2024, after the NIS provided intelligence to Cambodian authorities.

    Although the NIS sought to extradite the suspect to Korea, Cambodian authorities tried him under local law due to his possession of methamphetamine and drug manufacturing tools.

    “We consider close information exchange with Cambodian police to be a key factor in the successful crackdown on this drug crime organization,” the NIS said. “We plan to continue strengthening cooperation with foreign authorities to actively identify and block international criminal organizations.”