My Calling Is Profiler [EN]: Chapter 403

“No matter which country the supplier is from, if the amount is enough to cover half of the consumption in the Seoul and Gyeonggi area via airplanes, they should have been caught at least once.”

Because they can’t bring in that much at once.

“But they haven’t been caught even once. That means it’s not via airplanes. Then where would ships come in?”

“Incheon, Pyeongtaek, or port cities like Busan.”

“Right, but in reality, there’s almost none of those ‘vanilla’ guys in Incheon or Busan.”

There are no vanilla drugs in Busan at all, and although they are occasionally found in Incheon, the amount is much smaller compared to Chinese drugs.

Vanilla drugs are sometimes found in Pyeongtaek, but since Pyeongtaek is in the Gyeonggi area, we need to investigate whether it spread from Pyeongtaek to the Gyeonggi area, or whether Pyeongtaek is part of the Gyeonggi distribution network.

“But usually, drugs spread from the port.”

It’s dangerous to carry them around, and people tend to use drugs when they’re having a hard time. Naturally, the port is a good place for drugs to spread because the work is tough.

“But according to the records, it spread from Seoul to the Gyeonggi area.”

Generally, the distribution of drugs is quite strange. This is because drugs are usually distributed from where the organization is located, but it is most common for them to spread from where they are brought in.

“They bring it in through the port and then bring it to Seoul to distribute it…”

Lee Ji-soo frowned, seeing a different system from other criminal organizations.

“It’s definitely a unique pattern.”

“Yes, this is more of a corporate pattern than a violent organization.”

A drug distribution network that is not just legalized but completely corporatized. This was a common pattern in the United States.

“Can we get help with this?”

“Well, I’ll have to talk to them.”

Park Do-joon said worriedly.

“Are you sure about this?”

“I’m not sure.”

“No, Yanma [a term of endearment/teasing]. You want to mess with the Americans without being sure?”

“The United States isn’t an angel either; they do everything they want.”

“No, that’s not what I mean! Don’t you know that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy in Korea will freak out if you mess with the US?”

“I know. But that doesn’t mean we can’t investigate, does it?”

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to go crazy over this.”

The chief frowned. But he didn’t tell him not to do it.

Because Park Do-joon’s reasoning was plausible, and nothing had come of the investigations targeting China, Japan, and even North Korea over the past five years.

“So what’s the method of bringing it to Incheon?”

“I don’t know.”

“So what’s the method of bringing the goods from Incheon to Seoul?”

“I don’t know.”

“What are you going to do if you don’t know anything?”

“I’m a profiler, not a fortune teller or a psychic.”

If I could figure that out in a situation where the direction is completely wrong and starting from scratch, I should go out as a real fortune teller.

“Ugh, but it’s too broad, and there are too many Americans in Seoul. And even if they’re operating in a corporate style, they wouldn’t set up a corporation in Korea and sell drugs, would they?”

“No, they would have set up a corporation.”

“What?”

At that, the chief looked at Park Do-joon as if he were crazy. But Park Do-joon thought differently, so he said very confidently.

“They would have needed a kind of mask.”

“A mask?”

“Yes, if a group of Americans just hangs out in Korea without doing anything, they’re likely to stand out. Moreover, even if they are Americans, they can’t stay in Korea indefinitely on a tourist visa.”

Of course, they have to work somehow while staying here.

“Of course, even if the other party is large, it’s not easy to find talent.”

Moreover, it is never easy to find talent in the drug industry who can work overseas, especially in Korea.

“Since it’s almost impossible to have a rotation system, the best way is to come to Korea for employment.”

In the case of coming to Korea with an employment visa, they can stay as long as necessary.

“A criminal organization issues employment visas?”

“You shouldn’t think of it as the same as legalizing violent organizations in Korea. The only thing they handle is drugs, but you should see the system itself as a corporation.”

“Hmm.”

The chief frowned at the words.

“I’ll talk to the drug team first. But it’s still too broad, isn’t it?”

“Maybe the office is in Itaewon.”

“Itaewon? Well, there are a lot of foreigners there.”

“That’s right.”

Itaewon is a place where many Americans gather. Of course, it’s right next to the Yongsan US military base. Unlike the Korean army, the US military is free after work, so they come out there to eat, drink, and have fun. As a result, a lot of Americans live in Itaewon because their families live around there.

“There’s a saying that if you want to hide a tree, hide it in the forest.”

If there are Americans in a place where there are many Americans, who would suspect them?

“Moreover, Itaewon actually plays a key role in drug distribution.”

“Yeah. Ha, damn it.”

Itaewon is actually a place where drug distribution is active. In addition, it is not only a place where the US military hangs out, but also a nightlife district where the younger generation of Koreans plays, so Itaewon is the most common place where many Koreans encounter drugs.

“If we just say that’s the main force, what do you think the higher-ups will say?”

The chief shook his head and said. It’s not that he doesn’t know that Itaewon is a drug paradise, but investigating it is a completely different matter. But Park Do-joon wasn’t just doing it with that.

“It’s also because of other investigation obstruction issues.”

“Investigation obstruction?”

“The Korean police have no authority to punish the US military.”

“That’s right.”

“So, criminal investigations and punishments for the US military are hardly carried out in the Itaewon area.”

In fact, if the US military causes a problem, local merchants and the police call, but the US military police also call. Because local police can’t touch the US military.

“In other words, we can’t easily say that we should investigate the other party. Like inspections or searches.”

“Is it neglect?”

“That’s right. Because we can’t touch them anyway.”

Unless they cause a really big problem, the Korean police don’t even ask the US military to investigate in that area.

“The problem is that the Korean police have no way of knowing whether they are US military or just Americans.”

Unlike the Korean army, the US military gives free time after work. And there are days off, so they often come out on weekdays. So, the Korean police can’t know whether this person is an American civilian or US military, and they have even less authority to make a fuss about investigating them.

“It’s a dangerous area, but we can’t touch it.”

It is more important that it is not simply a key area for drug distribution, but a structure in which drugs can be distributed.

“In other words, there is a shield called the US military, so even if the Korean police suspect it, they can’t touch it.”

“That’s right. In that respect, Itaewon is the best place for drug distribution. The US military protects them, but the US military can’t touch civilians.”

In other words, Park Do-joon judged that it was safe to settle there because the Korean police could not touch them because of the US military, and the US military could not touch civilians, so they existed as a kind of floating entity.

“If that’s the case, distribution is easy. They’ll probably have their own stores and distribute it.”

“A club or something like that?”

“Well, we’ll have to investigate that first.”

“I know. But try to catch them this time no matter what. Do you know how much the higher-ups are complaining?”

“What are they saying?”

“They’re saying, ‘Why are you messing with the wrong people and ruining the atmosphere instead of catching the vanilla they told you to catch?'”

‘They’re going crazy.’

The higher-ups probably know that Jin Ah-rin and the other drug addicts lied. But even knowing that, they’re doing that to protect them.

“It’s funny. No, they should be complaining to the drug team, why are they complaining to our wide-area department?”

“The drug team must be giving up.”

“That’s what I’m saying. Sigh!”

The chief said, grinding his teeth.

“I’ll assign someone from the drug team to you. Someone who knows Itaewon well.”

“Thank you.”

“I’m the one who should be thanking you.”

The chief asked with sincerity.

“If you catch that vanilla bastard, I’ll kiss you.”

“I strongly refuse.”

This was sincere.

# Itaewon Class

Itaewon.

One of the biggest entertainment districts that brightly illuminates the night in Korea.

“I’ve been here often, but it’s my first time coming to work.”

“With friends?”

“Yes, it’s a good place to hang out here.”

“That’s right.”

“Don’t you come here, senior?”

“I’ve been here.”

‘To catch a murderer.’

In fact, one of the cases I was in charge of after the regression happened in Itaewon.

“There’s not much to see here during the day.”

Detective Joo Kwang-won, who was assigned from the drug team, smiled.

“This place is more glamorous at night.”

“Detective Joo, you seem to know this place well?”

“I worked at the Itaewon police box [local police substation] for about two years before going to the drug team.”

“Ah, so you know this area well.”

“Yes, I know the US military a little bit too.”

He shrugged and said.

“But it’s not easy to catch drug offenders.”

“By the way, Itaewon is quiet in the morning.”

“That’s the case with all entertainment districts.”

Due to the nature of the entertainment district, where they receive customers until dawn, then fall asleep and wake up in the afternoon to prepare for the day’s business, 10 a.m. was a time when the whole alley was silent.

“But there are so many Americans here, so it won’t be easy to track down those guys you mentioned, will it?”

“Is the problem with drugs severe in this area?”

“Is it just severe? I want to test them with a drug kit as soon as they come out.”

“Do a lot of US military personnel use drugs?”

“They do a lot. In fact, the US military doesn’t have good quality people.”

The US military is also experiencing a shortage of personnel. It can’t be helped. It’s not mandatory service, and the US military is not just in charge of defending its own country like Korea, but it’s a place where they have to be dispatched all over the world to experience war.

“If you’re assigned to Korea or the United States, it’s thank you, but if you’re assigned to a place like Iraq, it’s fucked up. Moreover, it’s a rotation system.”

In other words, while serving in the military, there is a high possibility of being dispatched to Iraq or other battlefields, and there is also a high possibility of dying there, so the number of people who apply is not large.

“No matter how developed psychiatric treatment is, PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] cannot be treated with medicine alone.”

So, there are many people who use drugs without knowing it among those who have been dispatched.

“That’s right. In fact, there are US military personnel who take drugs and cause accidents from time to time.”

“Does the US military just leave it alone?”

“Well, they don’t just leave it alone. But they don’t try to catch them openly. You can just say that they tacitly neglect it if they don’t cause an accident.”

Detective Joo Kwang-won knew the facts that others didn’t know because he actually worked here.

“If they take drugs and beat people or cause a big accident, they really go to jail and are immediately dishonorably discharged. They just pretend not to know if they’re a little tipsy from taking drugs.”

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