A Chinese drug runner involved in a 2023 blackmail scheme that drugged children with spiked drinks in Seoul has been sentenced to prison in Cambodia, according to Korea’s top spy agency.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) said Thursday that the drug runner was sentenced to 26 years in prison by a Cambodian court for trafficking 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) of methamphetamine and possessing 700 grams of the substance.

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

    Oh, okay, that’s the piece I was missing!