Three Suspects Including Organizer of Yongsan Group Drug Use in 'Police Fall Death' Case Appear for Detention Hearing... 'Silent'

Three main suspects involved in a group drug gathering held at the location where an active-duty police officer fell to his death are now facing detention.

At 10:30 a.m. on the 11th, Judge Jeong In-jae, who is in charge of warrants at the Seoul Western District Court, conducted a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) for three suspects, including Mr. A, who are accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Among them, two appeared at the court around 9:15 a.m., and the other at 10:12 a.m. All of them refused to answer questions from reporters such as "Were there more than 21 attendees?" "Do you admit to drug use charges?" "What are the circumstances of the deceased police officer's death?" and "Did the police officer also purchase drugs?"

They are accused of hosting the gathering and using drugs at an apartment in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where Police Officer B from Gangwon Provincial Police Agency fell to his death. They were part of the 21 people present at the scene when the police responded to the report of Officer B’s fall. The police believe these suspects led the gathering and applied for arrest warrants on the 7th. Urine tests conducted on them showed positive results for drugs.

To verify whether the deceased Officer B also used drugs, the police requested toxicology tests following an autopsy by the National Forensic Service (NFS) on the 29th of last month. The police revealed in a preliminary verbal report that the direct cause of Officer B’s death was "multiple blunt force injuries."

The police are also investigating whether the gathering was involved not only in drug use but also in distribution, including conducting a search of an Itaewon club reportedly visited by some members of the group. A police official stated, "The closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the apartment, except for the underground parking lot, was broken, making the investigation difficult," adding, "We believe there was an intention to destroy evidence related to five additional people recently identified, and we are keeping open the possibility that there may be more attendees."

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