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In relation to the mass drug gathering that became known after the death of the police officer, KBS last month reported on an undercover story on a club in Itaewon suspected of being a drug supply route.
As a result of the police investigation using the KBS video as a clue, 14 people who actually used and traded drugs at this club were caught at once.
This is an exclusive report by reporter Kim Young-hoon.
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A mass drug gathering incident became known when a police officer fell to his death from an apartment in Yongsan, Seoul.
It was revealed that the meeting started at a club in Itaewon, and that club was also pointed out as a route for drug supply.
[뉴스9 앵커멘트/2023.09.06 : “취재진이 이 클럽에 잠입해 알아봤습니다.”]
KBS reporters covered the club last month and captured several suspicious scenes.
The police immediately began investigating clubs in the Itaewon area, including the club in question.
And after about a month, one person was arrested and sent to trial, and 13 people were booked on drug charges and are under investigation.
The arrested man is Mr. A, who, in the video filmed by reporters, was seen putting something like lipstick on his nose and going in and out of the bathroom several times.
[최진묵/인천다르크(마약 재활센터) 센터장/9월 6일 : “제가 봤을때는 러쉬라는 약물 같아요. (환각) 작용 시간이 굉장히 짧아요. ‘예비 마약류’로 묶여 있고요. 마약과 똑같은 처벌을 받고 있거든요.”]
At the time of the report, Mr. A strongly denied that he had ever taken drugs and that what he put into his nose at the time was not drugs, but as a result of the test, various types of drugs were detected.
Additionally, a large amount of drugs, including ketamine, were found in the residence.
Mr. A was arrested and handed over to trial on charges of drug possession and drug use on the 13th, and is being investigated further as circumstances surrounding him secretly importing drugs from overseas were revealed.
In addition to Mr. A, two people who were filmed on KBS cameras suspected of using drugs were booked by the police, and eight people who were believed to have taken or traded drugs with them were also investigated.
They are all suspected of dealing or administering ketamine and ecstasy at the club.
In addition, three additional people who were found to have taken drugs while traveling overseas along with the arrested Mr. A have been booked and are being investigated.
The police are continuing their investigation to see if there are other accomplices and are expanding the club drug investigation not only to Itaewon but also to Gangnam and Hongdae.
This is Kim Young-hoon from KBS News.
Cinematographer: Kim Hyeon-min and Jeong Jun-hee / Video editor: Kim Jeong-hyeon / Graphics: Kim Seon-young
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2023-10-18 12:19:00
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