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A man in his 20s who buried drugs in a flowerbed at an apartment complex in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, was arrested by the police.

The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced on the 30th that they had detained a man in his 20s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

Around the 26th, a man in his 20s, Mr. A, was lingering in front of a flower bed in an apartment complex in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Gangnam Police Station]

Mr. A is accused of using a trowel to bury two liquid cannabis cartridges in a flowerbed at an apartment complex in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, around 7 a.m. on the 26th. At the time, Mr. B, who was leaving his house to play early morning soccer, witnessed the scene and reported to the police that "someone was burying something in the flowerbed."

Police officers who arrived at the scene searched the apartment complex and arrested Mr. A on the spot at 7:15 a.m. as he was wandering near the flowerbed.

At the time of arrest, Mr. A had dilated pupils and slurred speech, but a preliminary reagent test came back negative. The police requested a detailed examination from the National Forensic Service.

According to the police investigation, Mr. A committed the crime using the so-called ‘mutdeureop’ method. ‘Mutdeureop’ refers to a method where drugs are buried underground and the buyer digs them up to retrieve them.

The police recovered 12 additional liquid cannabis cartridges through further investigation, in addition to the drugs buried by Mr. A at the time of the crime.

The police are considering awarding a reward and a certificate of appreciation to Mr. B, the initial informant.