'Lee Seon-gyun Threat' Entertainment Venue Manager Accomplice Arrested... Arrest Warrant Requested

Lee, Director, and Others Handed Over 350 Million Won

An accomplice who threatened actor Lee Seon-gyun (48) together with a hostess manager at an entertainment establishment has been apprehended.

On the 23rd, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency recently applied for a pre-arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of extortion. A pre-arrest warrant is requested for a suspect who has been investigated without securing custody, differing from the usual arrest warrant which is applied for within 48 hours after securing custody through emergency arrest or arrest warrant.

Actor Lee Seon-gyun (48), who is suspected of drug use, is attending his third investigation on the morning of the 23rd at the Drug Crime Investigation Division of the Incheon Police Agency.
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The police are known to have identified Mr. A recently and summoned him for questioning as a suspect. Mr. A is a new suspect who was not included among the 10 individuals previously investigated or under preliminary investigation by the police in connection with celebrity drug cases. However, the police stated that they cannot disclose specific details of Mr. A’s charges as the investigation is ongoing. Mr. A’s pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) is scheduled to be held at the Incheon District Court on the 26th.

Mr. A is suspected of extorting 350 million KRW from actor Lee together with Ms. B (29, female), a manager at the entertainment establishment. It is reported that Lee urgently raised cash through an acquaintance and handed 300 million KRW to Ms. B and 50 million KRW to Mr. A.

Lee is also suspected of smoking marijuana and using ketamine multiple times at Ms. B’s residence in Seoul this year. When allegations of his drug use became public in October, he filed a complaint against Mr. A and Ms. B, whose identities were not disclosed at the time, on charges of extortion, stating, "I was threatened and extorted for 350 million KRW in connection with this case." Regarding this, Ms. B claimed during police questioning, "I was also threatened via social networking services (SNS) by someone suspicious of my relationship with Lee," adding, "I do not know who the person threatening me is."

Meanwhile, Lee appeared again at the police station on the same day for his third interrogation. This third investigation follows the first on October 28, when he only underwent a reagent test and was released, and the second on November 4, when he gave a statement for about three hours. The third interrogation, which started around 10 a.m., lasted over 10 hours. As the investigation extended, the police also obtained Lee’s consent for late-night questioning.

During the second summons, Lee claimed, "Ms. B deceived me and gave me drugs. I did not know they were drugs." Lee tested negative for drugs in a preliminary reagent test during his first summons, as well as in the first (hair) and second (armpit hair) detailed examinations conducted by the National Forensic Service.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency has investigated or preliminarily investigated a total of 10 people, including Lee, on charges such as drug use until recently. Among them, singer G-Dragon (35, real name Kwon Ji-yong) was dismissed without charges as 'no suspicion.'

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