Suspicious Powder Spilled from Traffic Accident Vehicle... Police Begin Investigation Suspecting Philopon

A passenger car in which 10 disposable syringes and white powder were found inside after a rear-end collision. [Image source=Gijang Police Station]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A substance suspected to be methamphetamine was found inside a passenger car involved in a traffic accident at dawn, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

The driver of the passenger car, which collided with a large truck parked on the roadside, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. Inside the car, 10 disposable syringes and white powder were found.

According to the Busan Gijang Police Station, at around 3:05 a.m. on the 15th, a Sonata vehicle driven by a man in his 50s, Mr. A, collided with a 22-ton truck parked on the roadside in Jeonggwan-eup, Gijang-gun.

While driving on a five-lane one-way road, Mr. A crashed into the rear of the truck parked ahead, causing the vehicle to be severely damaged to the extent that it crawled under the truck's cargo area.

Mr. A sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.

The responding police found powder suspected to be methamphetamine and 10 disposable syringes inside the Sonata vehicle.

A Gijang Police Station official said, "There is a possibility of a drunk driving accident, but powder and syringes suspected to be drugs were found in the vehicle," adding, "We plan to analyze the composition of the powder."

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