[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man in his 40s was arrested for storing a large quantity of butane gas canisters and inhaling them in a goshi-tel in Seoul.
On the 26th, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul announced that they had arrested Mr. A (45) on charges of violating the Chemical Substances Control Act.
On the 22nd, police responded to a report of a gas smell at a goshi-tel in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, and apprehended Mr. A. The police inspected each room in the goshi-tel and caught Mr. A in the act of inhaling butane gas in his room, arresting him on the spot. It is known that Mr. A stored dozens of butane gas canisters in his room.
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