Man in 'Zombie-like' Viral Video Arrested... Tests Positive for Meth

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A man in his 30s, seen in a video that recently went viral on social media—the so-called Suwon drug incident—has been apprehended by police. The footage, which showed him standing in a zombie-like state in the middle of the city, caused significant shock. Police stated that he tested positive for methamphetamine.

Reported by Jeong Jiyeon.

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A man with his arms hanging limp stumbles.

He stands frozen, leaning heavily to one side.

This video, which was uploaded to social media on June 21, was no different from the footage of addicts in the United States wandering around like zombies after taking fentanyl. It spread rapidly online, causing great shock among citizens.

This is the alleyway where the man was seen staggering.

If you walk a short distance, you can see an elementary school in the back; it is less than 50 meters away.

[Local Resident: This is a place where many students pass by, and it is also right in front of a bus stop, so people have no choice but to walk through here constantly. It looks like it was right here. Right here. The very fact that such a person was here is terrifying.]

Based on the video, police identified the location and apprehended the man nearby on the morning of June 23.

A police official explained, "He was arrested on the spot after a preliminary drug test returned a positive result for methamphetamine."

Police have also launched an investigation into the possibility that the man may have used fentanyl, a synthetic opioid with an addictive potential more than 50 times that of heroin and 80 times that of morphine.

Since preliminary drug tests cannot detect new types of drugs like fentanyl, police plan to conduct a detailed analysis through the National Forensic Service to determine if he used other substances in addition to methamphetamine.

As the man is reportedly denying the drug use itself, police intend to request an arrest warrant as soon as the investigation is concluded.

(Video reporting: Kim Young-hwan | Video editing: So Ji-hye | Design: Jo Su-in | Footage courtesy of Threads)
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