Drugs Found Five Times in Three Months at Apartment Complex: Suspicious Packages Hidden in Fire Hydrants

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Drugs have been discovered five times over the past three months at an apartment complex in Daegu. Apartment CCTV footage shows drug distributors freely entering the building, even 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.

A man, appearing to be in his 20s, enters an elevator in broad daylight 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 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 drugs, narrowly avoiding encounters with residents on several occasions.

[Kim Myung-jong/Apartment Resident: My grandchildren live here, and when I told them about this, they were shocked.]

Drugs were discovered again last month.

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


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

These are easily opened.

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

This apartment complex is an older facility, built over 30 years ago, and lacks security codes on the main entrance doors, allowing outsiders to enter and exit freely.

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

The police are tracking the whereabouts of the drug distribution ring based on CCTV footage and are continuing their investigation to determine if there are additional hiding spots.

Reported by Kim Do-yoon (TBC) | Produced by TBC Ahn Sang-hyuk
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