Arrest of Hanil Hapsem 3rd Generation Detained After Returning from Overseas Escape Following Drug Investigation

Prosecution [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The grandson of the founder of Hanil Hapsem, who fled overseas to evade the prosecution's drug investigation, has been arrested.

According to the legal community on the 30th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office filed an arrest warrant on the 28th for Kim Mo (43), the grandson of the late Kim Han-su, founder of Hanil Hapsem, who returned to Korea through Incheon Airport after staying abroad. The court conducted a pre-arrest detention hearing the next day and issued the arrest warrant.

Kim is suspected of selling marijuana twice to Hong Mo (39), the grandson of the founder of Goryeo Steel, between 2021 and February 2022. On the 26th, the prosecution indicted 17 people, including Hong and other wealthy individuals and celebrities, for violating the Narcotics Control Act (marijuana), and issued wanted notices for three suspects, including Kim, who fled overseas. The prosecution plans to continue investigations to secure the custody of the two suspects who have not yet returned.

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