Nursing Hospital Director Who Grew Poppies Booked... Denies Charges Saying "They Flew in on the Wind and Grew Naturally"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Junho] A man in his 70s, Mr. A, who grew about 200 poppy plants, was arrested by the police.

The Gwangju Dongbu Police Station announced on the 6th that Mr. A is under investigation for violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Mr. A, the director of a nursing hospital in Jeonnam, is suspected of secretly growing about 200 poppy plants around his residence until recently.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly denied the charges, claiming that "the seeds were carried by the wind and grew naturally."

The police have confiscated all the poppy plants and plan to check if there are any other poppy plants.

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