Gangnam Club Drug Sales to Female Customers: Suspects Arrested and Sent to Prosecution

Club staff member (MD) who sold drugs such as ketamine and ecstasy to female customers at a Gangnam club, along with the higher-up who supplied the drugs, have been handed over to the prosecution in custody. Six others who purchased and used drugs from them were also arrested.

On the 13th, the Seoul Gwanak Police Station announced that they had sent club MD A (34, male) and drug supplier B (32, male) to the prosecution in custody on the 31st of last month on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances). The police filed a pre-indictment seizure request for 15.26 million won in drug sales proceeds. Six buyers who purchased and used drugs from them were also arrested and handed over to the prosecution.

Gangnam Club Drug Sales Gang Arrest Scene / Photo by Gwanak Police Station

According to the police, from January to April last year, A received supplies of ketamine, ecstasy, marijuana, and other drugs from B and sold them to female customers at a club located in Gangnam. A also used some of the supplied drugs himself.

The police began their drug investigation in April last year after arresting SNS influencer C (25, female), one of the club’s customers. After sequentially arresting five others, including a doctor who provided drugs to C and co-buyers, the police identified club MD A as the seller after intensive investigation. Among those arrested were high-income individuals such as models and wives of professionals.

During the investigation of A, the police discovered that B, the higher-up who supplied the drugs, contacted A around May to secure drug distribution channels. The meeting between the two occurred less than a month after B was released from prison, having been sentenced to one year for violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances) last year.

The police received intelligence that A and B were in contact again and arrested them through a stakeout investigation. A search of B’s body and surroundings seized drugs sufficient for about 100 simultaneous users, including marijuana (0.72g), ketamine (3.46g), methamphetamine (1.55g), unidentified pills (330 tablets), as well as syringes and electronic scales that B had brought as samples.

Choi Seong-hyun, head of the drug investigation team at Gwanak Police Station, stated, "We will continue to crack down on drug distribution mediated through clubs and other entertainment establishments."

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