Yoo Ah-in Appears for Detention Hearing... "Admits Significant Part of Charges, No Attempt to Help Accomplice Escape"

Actor Yoo Ah-in (real name Eom Hong-sik), who is accused of drug use, appeared at the court for a pre-trial detention hearing (warrant review). Yoo admitted to a significant portion of the charges but denied attempting to help an accomplice escape overseas.

Actor Yoo Ah-in, who has been charged with drug use, is attending the warrant hearing held on the 24th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the morning of the 24th, Yoo appeared at the Seoul Central District Court and told reporters, "I admit to a significant portion of the charges," but added, "I never attempted to help an accomplice escape."

Earlier, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit applied for an arrest warrant for Yoo and Mr. A on the 19th, citing concerns over evidence tampering and flight risk.

The police began their investigation after receiving records from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety showing that Yoo had been administered more than 4,400 ml of propofol over 73 instances in 2021.

Actor Yoo Ah-in, who has been charged with drug use, is attending the warrant hearing held on the 24th at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On February 5th, immediately after Yoo returned from the United States, the police collected urine and hair samples and requested a detailed analysis from the National Forensic Service. The results detected four types of narcotics?marijuana, propofol, cocaine, and ketamine?in Yoo’s urine and hair. Subsequently, suspicions increased to five types of narcotics after medical records revealed that zolpidem, a psychotropic drug, had been prescribed for non-medical purposes.

Yoo appeared twice as a suspect for long interrogations on March 27th and April 16th. He denied most of the charges except for some marijuana use. He claimed that the use of propofol and ketamine was for medical treatment purposes and specifically denied using cocaine.

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