Four Drug Distributors Arrested in Gangnam Entertainment Venue Death Case... Risk of Escape (Summary)

Four Drug Suppliers Arrested
Police "Investigating Drug Distribution Channels"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] Four distributors who sold drugs to a male customer who died after consuming alcohol containing narcotic substances at a Gangnam entertainment bar, resulting in the deaths of two people including an employee and a customer, have been arrested.

According to the legal community on the 30th, Seoul Central District Court Chief Judge Yang Hwanseung issued arrest warrants for the four suspects after conducting a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review), citing "risk of flight."

The four distributors, including Mr. A in his 50s, entered the Seoul Central District Court at around 10:20 a.m. that day.

They did not respond to reporters' questions about their relationship with the deceased customer, when and to how many people they sold drugs, or how they felt, and entered the court.

The warrant review hearing lasted about 40 minutes starting at 11 a.m. that day.

Mr. A is suspected of selling drugs to Mr. B, a man in his 20s who died after taking a drug suspected to be methamphetamine at a Gangnam entertainment bar on the 5th.

The police identified five additional suspects involved in supplying and administering the drugs and arrested them on the 27th. During the arrest, they seized 120g of methamphetamine, 250g of marijuana, 600 ecstasy pills, and hundreds of syringes.

On the 29th, the police applied for arrest warrants for four of the six suspects suspected to be suppliers.

Earlier, on the 5th, at an entertainment bar in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, a female employee in her 30s and Mr. B died after drinking alcohol containing suspected narcotic substances. At the time of the incident, 64g of methamphetamine was found in Mr. B's vehicle, an amount sufficient for 2,100 people to use at once.

The police estimate that all the deceased died due to suspected narcotic substances and have requested an autopsy from the National Forensic Service.

A police official stated, "We plan to investigate the distribution routes through which Mr. A and others supplied the drugs."

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