Man in His 30s Arrested After Taking Methamphetamine and Causing a Disturbance on Street
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- Jeonju Wansan Police Station arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of violating South Korea’s Narcotics Control Act.
- Police said he caused a disturbance on June 4 after taking methamphetamine, tested positive in a preliminary drug test and admitted using the drug.
- Investigators are examining the amount he took and how he obtained it.
A man in his 30s has been arrested after police said he took methamphetamine and caused a disturbance on a street in Jeonju.
Jeonju Wansan Police Station said it arrested the man on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act. Police said he used methamphetamine at about 9 a.m. on June 4 before causing a disturbance on a street in Hyoja-dong.
Officers responding to a report found him behaving unusually. A preliminary drug test produced a positive result, and police arrested him at the scene.
The man reportedly admitted during questioning that he had taken methamphetamine. Police are investigating the amount he used and how he obtained the drug.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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