Two Gangnam 'Drug Drink' Gang Members Arrested on Suspicion of Evidence Tampering

Suspects involved in the 'drug beverage' incident in the Gangnam academy district of Seoul have been arrested.

Gilmo (wearing black on the left), who was in charge of manufacturing and delivering drug beverages, and Kim (wearing gray on the right), who was involved in manipulating phone numbers for threatening calls, are entering the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong on the 10th for a warrant hearing.
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On the afternoon of the 10th, Lee Minsu, the warrant judge at the Seoul Central District Court, issued arrest warrants for Gil and Kim, who are suspected of violating the Narcotics Control Act and the Telecommunications Business Act, respectively, citing concerns over evidence tampering.

Gil was arrested on the 7th on charges of sending drug beverages he manufactured at his home in Wonju, Gangwon Province, to four part-time workers in Seoul via express bus and quick service. Investigations revealed that he purchased methamphetamine using the so-called 'throwing method,' where drugs are left at designated locations, and then mixed it with milk to create the drug beverage.

Kim is suspected of installing and operating a relay device that changes Chinese-origin phone numbers used for threatening calls into domestic mobile phone numbers.

Earlier, four part-time workers in their 20s to 40s, paired in twos, handed out drug beverages to students near Gangnam-gu Office Station and Daechi Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd, under the pretense of a 'concentration enhancement beverage' tasting event. A total of eight victims, including one parent, consumed the drug beverage. Subsequently, the victim parents received threatening calls from a group speaking with a Joseonjok accent, stating they would report to the police or inform the school that their children had taken drugs.

The police are investigating the suspects arrested domestically, including Gil and Kim, viewing this case as a new type of phishing crime involving drugs orchestrated by a China-based voice phishing organization.

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