I Thought There Was No Smell of Alcohol... The Identity of the Man and Woman Who Bled but Felt No Pain

Both Man and Woman Sentenced to Prison
After Drug Use Exposed by 112 Call

A man and woman in their 30s and 40s, who were caught by police officers dispatched to the scene following a 112 report from a witness after a dispute while under the influence of drugs, were ultimately sentenced to prison. Their drug crimes were exposed because they acted strangely and spoke incoherently in front of the police officers.

According to Yonhap News on the 2nd, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Kim Seong-rae) sentenced A (37, female) and B (49), who were indicted for violating the Narcotics Control Act, to 2 years and 6 months in prison each, and suspended A’s sentence for 4 years.

The two are accused of committing drug crimes such as smoking marijuana and using methamphetamine last August. At the time, the police responded to a 112 call reporting "a man and a woman are fighting."

Court. Yonhap News

The police who arrived at the scene suspected something unusual because A showed no smell of alcohol, was barefoot, was bleeding from the top of her foot but did not feel pain, and was speaking incoherently. A exhibited strange behavior such as being unable to walk properly and attempting to run into the roadway.

After confirming that A was under investigation for purchasing psychotropic drugs, the police immediately arrested her on suspicion of drug use. The police also arrested B after discovering a bag containing methamphetamine and syringes in the vehicle B had driven.

Investigations revealed that B had a history of multiple punishments, including serving a 2-year prison sentence for drug crimes in 2020.

The court stated, "In A’s case, despite being investigated by authorities for purchasing psychotropic drugs, she used drugs again, showing a poor criminal attitude," but also considered "her promise, with the help of acquaintances, not to commit drug crimes again and the fact that B led the crime."

Regarding B, the court noted, "He has a history of multiple punishments for similar crimes and committed the offense again during the probation period, showing a very poor criminal attitude."

Meanwhile, the number of drug offenders exceeded 20,000 for the first time in 2023. The number of drug offenders increased from 14,000 in 2017 to 18,000 in 2022, reaching 20,000 by September 2023. This is the first time in 30 years since statistics on drug offenders were compiled. Additionally, due to a lack of awareness of the risks of drug abuse, the use of medical narcotics has increased by about 13% over the past five years.

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