North Korea’s inns become havens for drug deals as crackdowns intensify

2026-03-11 - 13:44

Inns across North Korea are being converted into hubs for drug dealing and use as intensifying state crackdowns push narcotics activity further underground, a source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Wednesday. “The number of people using inns in Hamhung has noticeably increased recently, and people are saying this is directly linked to drugs,” the source said. Source