'Drug Use Confession' 30s Rapper Tests Positive for Philopon... Sent to Prosecution

by Lee Jieun

Published 18 Apr.2024 13:40(KST)

A famous rapper who took methamphetamine and turned himself in to the police has been handed over to the prosecution.

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On the 18th, the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced that rapper A (30) was sent to the prosecution without detention on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

On January 19 at around 8:40 a.m., A told a police officer working near the Seoul Regional Veterans Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, "I want to confess to drug use."

The police judged that A's incoherent state was serious, sent him to a nearby police station for protection, and continued the investigation without detention.

In a detailed analysis by the National Forensic Service, A tested positive for methamphetamine.