Disclosed herein are an apparatus for managing evidence based on packaging using a linkage hierarchical chain identifier and a method using the apparatus. The method for managing evidence includes collecting evidential data for an incident or an accident, generating an evidence package for each phase of an evidence management procedure based on a linkage hierarchical chain identifier generated in consideration of collection of the evidential data and an evidence-processing flow, and generating an integrated evidence package, including details on successive transfers according to the evidence management procedure, based on the evidence package for each phase of the evidence management procedure.