20s Woman Who Took Drugs Attempts to Open Emergency Exit on Passenger Plane During Flight

A female passenger in her 20s who had taken methamphetamine was arrested for attempting to forcibly open an emergency exit on a passenger plane in flight.

On the 23rd, the Incheon International Airport Police Unit announced that they have detained and are investigating Ms. A (26, female) on charges of violating the Aviation Security Act and stimulant drug offenses under the Narcotics Control Act.

Ms. A is accused of trying to forcibly open the emergency exit on a Korean Air passenger plane that departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA, and was heading to Incheon International Airport, around 2 a.m. the previous day. About 10 hours after the flight took off, around noon the previous day, she showed signs of anxiety and attempted several times to open the emergency exit, but was restrained by flight attendants.

Passenger plane

The police conducted a voluntary accompaniment and investigation of Ms. A, who arrived at Incheon Airport around 6 p.m. the previous day, and performed a rapid drug test. When the test showed a positive reaction for drugs, she was urgently arrested. According to the investigation, Ms. A had stayed in New York for more than six months before entering the country the previous day, and it was reported that she had no prior history of psychiatric treatment.

A police official stated, "Ms. A has been rambling continuously during the investigation," and added, "We have requested a detailed analysis from the National Forensic Service to confirm the type and amount of drugs taken."

Earlier in June, a teenage passenger addicted to methamphetamine caused a disturbance by attempting to open the emergency exit on a Jeju Air passenger plane during flight and was caught. He was sentenced to three years in prison along with an order to complete a 40-hour drug addiction treatment program at the first trial sentencing held on the 20th of last month.

If a passenger is caught manipulating the emergency exit freely without the instructions of flight attendants during a flight, they can be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison under the Aviation Security Act.

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