"Glassy-Eyed and Trembling"... 'Drug Dropping' in Apartment Complex

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A man in his 20s has been arrested by police in Seoul for stealing goods while high on drugs. It was revealed that before stopping by the convenience store, the man had delivered drugs to various spots in a Mok-dong apartment complex.

Reporter Kim Gyu-ri has the details.

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A convenience store in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, on October 18.

A man wandering around the store with his head bobbing takes something out of his pocket, mixes it into a drink, and drinks it before his body starts trembling.

A moment later, the man heads back to the display shelves.

This time, while trying to steal a smartphone charger, he was caught red-handed by police following a report from the convenience store clerk.

[Convenience Store Owner: He kept wandering and pacing around the store, his eyes looked glassy, and he didn't seem quite right.]

However, while searching the belongings of the man, identified as Mr. A in his 20s, police discovered a large amount of philopon (methamphetamine).

Preliminary drug tests also came back positive for marijuana and philopon.

Police investigation revealed that Mr. A was a so-called "dropper" delivery courier responsible for transporting drugs in the distribution chain.

Investigations showed that after delivering the drugs, Mr. A stopped by the convenience store and mixed philopon into his drink.

Moreover, the location where Mr. A delivered and hid the drugs was a nearby large Mok-dong apartment complex.

This is a large-scale apartment complex housing hundreds of households.

Mr. A hid the drugs in various spots around the apartment complex where residents walk by on a daily basis.

[Apartment Resident: It's shocking. You think to yourself, how could something like that happen right here? I have a grandson and a granddaughter, so if something like that happens, it's a big deal.]

Given that all the drugs Mr. A hid around the complex have disappeared, police believe that buyers have already retrieved them.

Police have sent Mr. A to prosecutors under detention while tracking down the identities of the individuals who took the drugs that Mr. A had transported and left in the apartment complex.

(Camera Reporter: Lee Sang-hak, Video Editor: Ahn Ye-jin)
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