Personal Information of 'Telegram Cheongdam Boss' Choi Byungmin Disclosed for Supplying Drugs to Park Wangyeol
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The police have disclosed the personal information of Choi Byungmin (51), known as 'Telegram Cheongdam Boss,' who is believed to have supplied drugs to Park Wangyeol (47), the operator of 'Telegram Worldwide.'
The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced on May 12 that it would disclose the personal information of suspect Choi in accordance with the Serious Crime Personal Information Disclosure Act. The police had detained and referred Choi for prosecution the previous day on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.
On the 12th, the police disclosed the personal information of suspect Choi in accordance with the Act on the Public Disclosure of Information on Severe Crimes. Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency
View original imageChoi is accused of distributing approximately 46 kilograms of methamphetamine, 48 kilograms of ketamine, and around 76,000 tablets of ecstasy (MDMA)—a total of drugs worth about 38 billion won—within South Korea via Telegram between September 2019 and September 2021.
The amount of drugs distributed by Choi is equivalent to simultaneous doses for 2.1 million people. The police have requested a pre-indictment asset preservation order for 6 billion won related to the illegal import and distribution of narcotics. Additionally, they have identified the electronic wallet used by Choi and traced 57 BTC, which amounts to about 6.8 billion won in Bitcoin, suspected to be proceeds from drug transactions, and are currently analyzing its connection to the case.
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Previously, on May 6, the police convened the Personal Information Disclosure Review Committee and decided to make Choi's information public. Under the Serious Crime Personal Information Disclosure Act, if a suspect does not provide written consent for disclosure, there is a minimum grace period of five days. Choi's information will be posted on the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency website from today until June 11.
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