The police plan to summon actor Yoo Ah-in next week on suspicion of drug use.
On the 13th, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said this at a regular press conference. An official said, "We plan to analyze the data obtained from the search and seizure of Yoo Ah-in's two residences last week and the data obtained from the hospital and finalize it within this week to summon Yoo Ah-in."
He added, "The schedule has not been set yet, but we plan to summon Yoo Ah-in once the analysis is completed. There are no plans to summon him publicly."
Regarding the investigation into whether he was an accomplice, an official explained, "We will proceed if we find any specific clues, but at this stage, there are no specific clues."
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety requested the police to investigate, saying that Yoo Ah-in administered 4,497 mL of propofol 73 times from January 4, 2021 to December 23, 2021. On February 5, the police executed a search and seizure warrant for Yoo Ah-in's body at Incheon International Airport and conducted a quick urine test. As a result of the National Institute of Forensic Science analysis, three types of narcotic substances were detected in Yoo Ah-in's hair.
Propofol, which was suspected of habitual use, as well as marijuana, which tested positive in urine, and another third drug were detected. The third drug ingredients were cocaine and ketamine. Cocaine is highly addictive and hallucinogenic, so it is called one of the three major drugs along with methamphetamine and heroin. In addition, it was confirmed that medical staff were concerned about the frequent administration of propofol in several hospitals.
Recently, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Drug Crime Investigation Unit sent investigators to two locations to conduct search and seizure: Yoo Ah-in's home in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where he actually resides, and his home in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, which is his address on his resident registration.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr