Suspicious Packages Found in Fire Hydrants: 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 and hiding narcotics, both in broad daylight and late at night.

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 enters an elevator as naturally as any other resident.

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

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

Near midnight, with his face covered 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 building lines to hide the drugs, narrowly avoiding encounters with residents on several occasions.

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

Drugs were discovered again last month.

A management office employee found them in three consecutive locations while inspecting the facilities.


The drugs were hidden in communal facilities that are not easily visible to 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 lacks security codes on the main entrance doors, allowing outsiders to enter and exit freely.

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

The police are tracking the whereabouts of the drug distribution ring based on CCTV footage and are 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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