[단독] “I tremble and stumble”… Firefighters drunk with drugs

There are some good firefighters like this, while others are firefighters caught by police in downtown Seoul. The police went to the scene when there was a report of a man trembling and staggering, and an incumbent firefighter was drunk on drugs.

Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon covered it alone.

A residential area in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

On the afternoon of the 14th, the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays, a report was received by 112 that a man was trembling near the bus stop opposite the apartment complex.

When the police dispatched to the scene investigated, the man was intoxicated.

A, a man in his 40s, mildly accused him of taking methamphetamine three or four times since the end of last year.

The police immediately conducted a liver test for the drug, which tested positive.

During the investigation, it was also confirmed that Mr. A is an active firefighter who is a fire officer.

It was also working at a fire school, which was responsible for the education and training of firefighters.

Mr. A, who is being investigated in a state of disability, was reported to have contacted the fire school yesterday and told him that he would be unable to go to work for the time being.

[경기도소방재난본부 직원 : 이 직원이 소방학교에 전화를 해서 그런 상황을 얘기한 거예요. 출근 상태가 좀 어렵다, 그렇게 얘기를….]

As of today, the Gyeonggi Fire & Disaster Headquarters announced that it would remove Mr. A from his position and decide whether to discipline him as soon as the police investigation results come out.

(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Video editing: Kim Jong-woo, VJ: Noh Jae-min)

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