Woman Found Collapsed in Middle of Street After Allegedly Injecting Propofol

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A report was filed with the police last night (June 14) regarding a woman in her 30s lying on the street in the middle of Gangnam, Seoul, appearing to be under the influence of drugs. As she collapsed, several vials of propofol and syringes spilled out, and it is reported that circumstances suggesting she had injected the substance on the spot were also discovered.

Reporter Kim Gyu-ri has the story.

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A woman is lying on the ground as people gather to check on her condition.

Around 10:00 p.m. last night, a 112 emergency call was received near an exit of Sinnonhyeon Station in Seoul, reporting that a woman was lying on the sidewalk, seemingly intoxicated by drugs.

[Audio from 112 call: A woman has a white container and a syringe, and she is completely out of it. Her eyes are unfocused. You need to come quickly.]

It is reported that when the woman collapsed, several vials containing propofol and syringes spilled out of a shopping bag she was carrying.

The woman in her 30s, identified as A, reportedly continued to fall repeatedly while also taking out a syringe to inject herself with propofol.

[Witness: At first, I thought she was drunk because she kept falling to the ground. When she was right in front of me, she drew the propofol solution into a syringe and injected it into herself.]

Police who arrived at the scene have booked A, who is known to work at a nearby hospital, on charges of possession of narcotics and are currently investigating.

The police questioned an associate from the hospital where A works as a witness, and it is reported that they obtained a statement claiming the administration was a "legal injection for medical purposes."

However, the police are investigating whether the propofol administration process was lawful, noting several suspicious circumstances regarding A's condition at the time she was found.

Meanwhile, around 12:10 a.m. today, another report was filed by a passerby regarding two women in their 20s lying on a main road in Gangnam, Seoul, appearing to be under the influence of drugs.

Police arrived at the scene and arrested them, and a preliminary drug test returned positive results for both individuals.

The police are currently questioning the two women to determine where they obtained the drugs and how they administered them.

(Video reporting: Kim Young-hwan | Video editing: Choi Hye-young)
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