Gyeongnam Police Agency Conducts Search and Seizure at 'Pharmacy Suspected of Being Run by Office Manager' ... 9 People Booked

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency apprehended individuals involved in a so-called 'suspected office manager pharmacy' established by a person who is not a pharmacist.

The Anti-Corruption Division 2 of the Metropolitan Investigation Unit at the Provincial Police Agency announced on the 21st that nine people, including pharmacist A in their 40s, were booked without detention on charges of violating the Pharmacists Act.

According to Article 20 of the Pharmacists Act, a pharmacy can only be established by a pharmacist or a traditional Korean medicine pharmacist, and Article 21 states that a pharmacist or traditional Korean medicine pharmacist can only open one pharmacy.

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

Earlier, on August 14, 30, and 31, the Provincial Police Agency conducted search and seizure operations on the suspected office manager pharmacy and related offices in front of Yangsan Busan National University Hospital.

A police official stated, "Since the investigation is ongoing, we cannot disclose specific details," adding, "It is a violation of the Pharmacists Act if a person who is not a pharmacist establishes a pharmacy and hires a pharmacist, or if pharmacist licenses are borrowed or lent."