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Three Russians arrested in South Korea for selling North Korean drugs

DPRK-made drugs, including viagra-like pill, were being sold online: police

Police in the South Korean city of Busan have arrested three Russians over the smuggling and illegal sale of North Korean-made drugs including Sildenafil (often sold under the brand name Viagra), Busan GeumJeong Police Station said in a written statement on Thursday.

A 47-year old Russian woman and two other Russian citizens obtained six different drugs from North Korea and smuggled them to the South via air mail through Russia, according to police.

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