Workplace Stress Leads to Drug Use...Mass Arrests Including Public Corporation Employees

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] People in their 20s and 30s who purchased and used drugs through messenger apps were arrested in large numbers.

The Gwangju Nambu Police Station announced on the 26th that they have arrested and sent A (39) to prosecution on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act, and have booked 12 people in their 20s and 30s without detention and are investigating.

A is suspected of purchasing and using 1.5g of methamphetamine (worth about 900,000 won) from late October to early November last year.

The other 12 are also suspected of purchasing and using methamphetamine, marijuana, and other drugs through messenger apps during the same period.

They are suspected of purchasing and using methamphetamine, ecstasy, and other drugs from various regions nationwide, including Gwangju, Jeonnam, Busan, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon.

It is reported that among them are public enterprise employees and housewives.

It is known that they fell into the temptation of crime for various reasons, such as stress from work.

The police detected and tracked the flow of drugs distributed through messenger apps and arrested them.

The police have sent A, who has a prior record of similar crimes, to prosecution on detention, while narrowing the investigation to catch drug distributors.