Police to Re-summon Jeon Woo-won on the 20th for Drug Use Allegations

by Choi Taewon

Published 19 Apr.2023 17:08(KST)

The police will summon Jeon Woo-won, the grandson of the late former President Jeon Du-hwan, who is suspected of drug use, for questioning on the 20th.

Jeon Woo-won, the grandson of former President Jeon Du-hwan, who was released after investigation on drug use charges, is speaking as he leaves the Mapo Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th of last month.
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According to the police on the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit plans to summon Jeon again around 10 a.m. the next day to investigate the specific number of times and types of drugs used.

Earlier, the police were notified by the National Forensic Service (NFS) that Jeon tested positive in a detailed drug analysis. The police arrested Jeon at Incheon International Airport on the 28th of last month after he arrived from the United States, collected hair samples, and requested a detailed analysis from the NFS. A preliminary test conducted on the day of the arrest had returned a negative result.

Jeon, who was released the day after his arrest, told reporters that he admitted to using marijuana and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) during the police investigation. Considering Jeon's admission of drug use, the police decided to conduct the investigation without detention. However, a travel ban was imposed on him on the 31st of last month to prevent him from leaving the country until the investigation is completed.