Exclusive: Suspicious Bundles Found in Fire Hydrants After Drug Dealers Target Apartment Complex

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Drugs have been discovered five times over the past three months at an apartment complex in Daegu. CCTV footage shows drug distributors freely entering the building, both in broad daylight and late at night, to hide narcotics.

TBC reporter Ahn Sang-hyuk reports exclusively on why this specific apartment complex became a target.

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An apartment complex in Daegu this past April.

In broad daylight, a man appearing to be in his 20s boards the elevator as naturally as any other resident.

Without covering his face, the man gets off at the top floor and walks down the public stairwell, hiding devices containing synthetic cannabis in various spots.

Just hours earlier, another man had visited the same apartment complex.

Near midnight, with his face obscured by a hat and mask, he also took the elevator to the top floor.

Using the same method, he spent four hours moving through 10 different apartment lines to hide drugs, narrowly avoiding residents on several occasions.

[Kim Myung-jong / Apartment Resident: I told my grandchildren who live here, and they were shocked.]

More drugs were discovered again last month.

A management office employee found the narcotics in three separate locations while inspecting the facilities.


The drugs were hidden in public facilities that are not easily noticed by residents, such as fire hydrants and emergency exit lights.

They open quite easily.

The dealers had attached magnets to the drugs to hide them inside.

This apartment complex is 30 years old, and because there are no security codes on the main entrance, outsiders can enter and exit freely.

[Park Hong-chul / Apartment Residents' Representative Council President: It was confirmed that they didn't just target our apartment but also passed through nearby complexes, so we are seeking cooperation with neighboring complexes.]

Police are tracking the drug distribution ring based on CCTV footage and other evidence while continuing their investigation to see if there are additional hiding spots.

(Video coverage: Kim Do-yoon, TBC)

Reported by Ahn Sang-hyuk, TBC
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