Illegal Vietnamese Immigrant Caught Selling Drugs in Chungnam

Police Investigate Merchant Ship and Others for Ordering Drug Sales

An illegal Vietnamese immigrant who has been selling drugs in Chungnam was arrested by the police.

The Hongseong Police Station in Chungnam announced on the 2nd that they have detained A, a Vietnamese national in his 20s, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

According to the police, at 9:16 p.m. on the 17th of last month, officers patrolling in Hongseong, Chungnam, witnessed A abandoning his passenger car and fleeing.

Upon searching the vehicle, the police seized 12.36g of psychotropic drugs (ketamine), 22.77g of marijuana, and 26.73g of synthetic marijuana.

After tracking, the police identified A as a suspect around 3 p.m. on the 27th and confirmed that he had purchased a plane ticket to Southeast Asia three hours later.

The police cooperated with the Incheon Airport Police Unit and arrested A while he was waiting at Incheon Airport Terminal 1, just before his departure.

Police investigations revealed that A entered the country in 2018 on a short-term visa and had been selling drugs in Cheonan.

A admitted, "I got off in Hongseong riding in someone else's car, but when I thought the patrol car was chasing my car, I abandoned it and ran away," and acknowledged the drug sales charges.

A police official stated, "We are investigating the ship captain who instructed A to sell drugs and the drug buyers," adding, "We will focus our investigative efforts on those involved in drug sales, possession, and use."

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