Teacher in 50s Charged with Stealing Cannabis Leaves Due to Depression...

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] A current teacher in the Daegu area was caught on the spot after trespassing into a marijuana cultivation site and stealing marijuana leaves.

The Andong Police Station in Gyeongbuk announced on the 22nd that they have booked a teacher in his 50s from the Daegu area, Mr. A, without detention on charges of theft and violation of the Narcotics Control Act for secretly entering a marijuana cultivation site at night and stealing marijuana leaves.

Mr. A is suspected of entering the marijuana cultivation site in Geumso-ri, Andong City, at around 8:50 PM the previous day and stealing about 300g of marijuana leaves.

It is known that Mr. A stated, "I committed the crime related to depression."

A police official said, "We had received intelligence that cases of marijuana leaves being damaged have been frequent recently, so we were intensively patrolling the cultivation site," and added, "We are investigating the circumstances of the incident."