Drugs Found in Fire Hydrants: Aging Apartment Complexes Become Targets for Distribution

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In an apartment complex in Daegu, drugs have been discovered five times in just three months. It appears that the complex has become a target for drug criminals because it is an older building that lacks security facilities to restrict access to outsiders.

TBC reporter Ahn Sang-hyuk has the story.

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An apartment complex in Daegu this past April.

In broad daylight, a man who appears to be in his 20s enters the elevator as naturally as if he were a 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 a few hours earlier, another man had visited the same apartment complex.

Near midnight, he headed to the top floor in the elevator, his face covered by a hat and mask.

Using the same method, he went around 10 different building lines over four hours to hide the drugs, and there were several close calls where he almost ran into residents.

[Kim Myung-jong / Apartment Resident: My grandchildren live here, and when I told them about it, 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.

They open quite easily.

The perpetrators 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 entrances, outsiders can come and go freely.

[Park Hong-chul / Apartment Residents' Representative Council President: It is not just our apartment that they have been focusing on; it has been confirmed that they have passed through nearby apartments as well. We are seeking cooperation with the surrounding complexes.]

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

(Video by Kim Do-yoon, TBC)

Reported by Ahn Sang-hyuk, TBC
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