"Targeting Art Majors"... Man in His 40s Arrested for Drug Advertising on University Campuses

"Statement on 'Planning Fraud Crime After Distributing Drug Promotional Materials'"

Recently, card advertisements seemingly facilitating drug purchases were found on some university campuses in Seoul, and the police have arrested suspect A for investigation.

Suspicious drug advertisement card found at Hongik University.
[Photo source=Captured from Hongik University community]

According to the Seoul Gwangjin Police Station on the 24th, the police urgently arrested a man in his 40s, A, near his residence in Songpa-gu, Seoul, at 8:28 p.m. the previous day on charges of distributing advertisements encouraging drug purchases at Konkuk University and Hongik University.

Earlier, A is suspected of distributing business card-type flyers advertising liquid marijuana sales at Konkuk University in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and Hongik University in Mapo-gu on the 20th, and at Gachon University in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province on the 22nd.

According to the investigation, A stated that "he intended to commit fraud after distributing drug advertisement business cards targeting students majoring in arts to earn living expenses." Currently, A is unemployed according to the investigation.

The police seized an unidentified liquid in a small container from A’s residence and requested analysis from the National Forensic Service.

Additionally, the police are investigating A’s recent activities, possible accomplices, communications, and forensic evidence to determine accomplice involvement and the specific details of A’s crimes.

Previously, at Konkuk University and Hongik University, advertisements with phrases such as "Contact me if you have liquid marijuana (liquid weed)" were found in the underground parking lot of the Arts and Culture Hall and the art building, respectively, prompting the schools to report to the police.

The business card-sized card highlights the words "liquid weed" and "legal" in green and explains the hallucinogenic effects. The last line reads, "Contact me while it is still legal," and a QR code is printed on the back.

Meanwhile, under the current Narcotics Control Act, except for medical purposes, smoking or ingesting marijuana or the shells of marijuana seeds is illegal.

According to the Presidential Decree, except when approved by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety, exporting, importing, manufacturing, selling, or brokering the sale of marijuana is also prohibited. It is also illegal to widely disseminate or present information about these prohibited acts through flyers or advertisements to others.

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