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90-Year-Old Woman Sentenced for Laundering Drug Money

4/14/2026

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The Incheon District Court sentenced a 90-year-old woman to one year in prison for laundering 386 million won for her son, a drug trafficker imprisoned in Cambodia.
The court found she knowingly transferred illicit funds linked to narcotics crimes.
Five visits to Cambodia and phone conversations about her son's detention undermined her claims of ignorance.
Her son was arrested in July 2020 and allegedly continued drug operations from prison.

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The Incheon District Court sentenced a 90-year-old woman to one year in prison for laundering 386 million won for her son, a drug trafficker imprisoned in Cambodia.
The court found she knowingly transferred illicit funds linked to narcotics crimes.
Five visits to Cambodia and phone conversations about her son's detention undermined her claims of ignorance.
Her son was arrested in July 2020 and allegedly continued drug operations from prison.