Recent reports from South Korea media suggest that the smuggling of capsules from China containing human DNA have recently reappeared despite ethical and health concerns.
According to data obtained from the Korea Customs Service (KCS) by representative Kim Young Sun of the South Korean National Assembly on Sept. 28, the KCS reported six incidents of “human flesh capsule” smuggling from 2016 to 2021, with a total of more than 1,000 capsules seized from the belongings of travelers entering South Korea.
“Human flesh capsules,” as local media dubbed them, were found to be made with the remains of deceased human babies and aborted fetuses. These capsules, marketed as a health supplement, have been sold in the black markets of China and South Korea since 2011. Over 60,000 capsules were seized in South Korea between 2011 and 2013, according to the KCS….