Teenager Arrested Near Gangnam Police Station With Suspected Meth
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- South Korean police arrested a teenage girl near Gangnam Police Station on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine.
- Police said a rapid drug test was negative and are investigating how she obtained the drug and whether she used it.
A teenage girl has been arrested near Seoul’s Gangnam Police Station after police allegedly found methamphetamine in her belongings.
Gangnam police said they urgently arrested the girl, identified only by her initial, at about 5:30 a.m. on August 28 on suspicion of violating South Korea’s drug control law. Officers responded to a report that someone who had taken drugs had been detained and reportedly found the methamphetamine among her possessions.
A rapid drug test administered by police produced a negative result. Investigators are examining how she came to possess the drug and whether she actually used it.
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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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