Real-Life Figure from the Movie 'Chugyeokja' Sent to Prosecution on Methamphetamine Sales Charges

The owner of a brothel who helped capture serial killer Yoo Young-chul and became the inspiration for the movie 'The Chaser' has been arrested and sent to prosecution on charges of drug sales.

According to the police on the 21st, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul handed over a man in his 50s, Mr. Noh, who is accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act (methamphetamine sales), to the prosecution while in custody on the 14th.

Previously, Mr. Noh was accused of selling methamphetamine, a narcotic, to an unidentified person.

On the 7th, the police arrested Mr. Noh on related charges and applied for an arrest warrant. The court conducted a pre-trial detention hearing on the 9th and issued the arrest warrant, citing "risk of flight."

Mr. Noh is the owner of a nightlife worker dispatch agency (brothel) in Gangnam. It is known that in July 2004, he, along with other owners, helped capture serial killer Yoo Young-chul.

When a woman working at his establishment went missing, he joined the police in the pursuit, eventually capturing Yoo Young-chul, which became the inspiration for the movie 'The Chaser.' However, he fell into drugs and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2015 for drug use. Investigations are ongoing regarding drug use charges related to this case.

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