Nurse Aide Arrested In Flagrante Delicto on First Day of Work

A nursing assistant in her 20s has been arrested by police after administering propofol on her first day of work at a dermatology clinic in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The Seoul Gangnam Police Station announced today (July 7) that they arrested the woman, identified as A, in flagrante delicto on July 2 on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances) and are currently investigating her without detention.

A is accused of injecting propofol into her own arm.

Investigations revealed that A transferred the remaining propofol from syringes discarded in the hospital's waste storage container into another syringe to administer the drug.

The incident took place on her very first day of work at the clinic.

The police are currently investigating A to determine the specific circumstances of the crime and whether she has a history of similar offenses.
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