Drug Lord, Kelechi Jeff, Arrested For Smuggling Hard Drugs Into Korea

A 59-year-old  drug lord, Kelechi Jeff, has been arrested by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and local authorities for deceiving Koreans into smuggling drugs through romance scams and other schemes.

Jeff’s organization had a global reach, operating in multiple countries, including Southeast Asia, Africa, Korea, America, and Europe, to distribute drugs or carry out scams.

The NIS revealed that victims, mostly deceived by romance scams or fake investment opportunities, were tricked into delivering backpacks, confectionary, or grocery items packed with drugs to other countries.

A Korean woman in her 50s was caught last year delivering shaving wax containing cocaine from Brazil to Cambodia via Korea, highlighting the organization’s sophisticated methods.

Jeff’s history with the law dates back to 2008 when he was deported from Korea while serving a one-year prison term for spearheading a drug circulation scheme.

Since then, he had been sourcing drugs in Korea, Central America, and Southeast Asia, smuggling them into Korea and beyond.

Korean authorities initially busted a drug ring operating in Korea in 2021 for attempting to smuggle drugs from Ghana.

After a thorough investigation, they traced the operation back to Jeff, leading to his arrest.

The NIS has confiscated 45.6 kilograms of drugs from this organization, including 28.4 kg of methamphetamine, and arrested 38 members of the group.