Police Seek Detention Warrant for Man in South Korea’s ‘Suwon Zombie Drug’ Case

Police in South Korea have sought a pretrial detention warrant for a man in his 30s linked to a viral video known as the “Suwon zombie drug” case.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said at a regular briefing on the 7th that it applied for the warrant on the 4th. The case began in June, when footage spread on social media showing the man standing near a bus stop at an apartment complex in Suwon’s Gwonseon-gu district. In the video, he appeared to stand with his arms hanging loosely and his body bent forward.

Police located the man on June 23 and conducted a rapid drug test, which returned a positive result for methamphetamine. They arrested him urgently, but released him after a urine test came back negative.

Investigators continued the case and carried out a search and seizure, including a forced search of his home. They found methamphetamine there. The man also voluntarily submitted hair samples, and testing confirmed a positive drug reaction.

Police said they sought the detention warrant after considering the evidence they had secured and the positive drug results. The supplied report ends while describing additional details about the video’s appearance.

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We applied for a detention warrant for the suspect on the 4th.