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Blueberry
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: Wonju
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 Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:52 am Post subject: Nine Korean Celebs Busted for Selling and Smuggling Drugs |
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http://koreabeat.com/?p=4527
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/04/113_43831.html
Popular South Korean model and actor Joo Ji-hoon may stand trial on drug charges, police said Sunday.
Joo, 27, is accused of having used ecstasy about a couple of times around March in 2008 during drug parties with fellow entertainers, according to Yonhap News Agency.
Police said they booked Joo for further investigation without physical detention while requesting arrest warrants for an actress and a model.
The 28-year-old actress, only identified by her surname Yoon, smuggled in hundreds of capsules of drugs from Japan for more than a year from 2007, according to police.
"It is the first case that has been discovered in which entertainers smuggled in drugs from a foreign country for their own use," a police officer was quoted as saying.
Joo is well-known for his role as Crown Prince Lee Shin in the drama "Princess Hours (Goong)," which was his acting debut, and his leading role in the movie "Kitchen," about the life of a gifted chef.
Miss Yoon, the drug mule, narced on everyone, and the police are expanding their net. The expanded net has gotten them another 15 more people, including 7 or 8 more celebrities. |
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Mindy
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Nooo, not Ji Hoon! I love him!  There goes his career. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:50 am Post subject: |
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How does the Korean criminal system work in this case?
He doesn't have drugs on his person(I presume he would be under arrest if so) and he is accused of taking drugs long enough ago that it should be out of his system(I thought ecstasy cleared pretty quickly). The article is short and doesn't mention a search on his premises.
Can't he just deny it? Also..capsules from Japan..since when does ecstasy come in capsules? Maybe different countries have diff systems but I always saw pills with a logo stamped on.
It just seems weird altogether. |
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Mindy
Joined: 23 Apr 2009
Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
How does the Korean criminal system work in this case?
He doesn't have drugs on his person(I presume he would be under arrest if so) and he is accused of taking drugs long enough ago that it should be out of his system(I thought ecstasy cleared pretty quickly). The article is short and doesn't mention a search on his premises.
Can't he just deny it? Also..capsules from Japan..since when does ecstasy come in capsules? Maybe different countries have diff systems but I always saw pills with a logo stamped on.
It just seems weird altogether. |
Ecstasy most commonly comes in tablet form but sometimes in capsules.
I've read on multiple K-pop sites that he has confessed. There's also been reports that it's already begun affecting his work: he may be dropped from an upcoming drama that he's been cast in, and two fanmeetings he's scheduled for in Japan have been canceled. I won't link to any of the sources as most of them are just gossip sites and not exactly reputable news outlets, so yeah (just Google "Joo Ji Hoon drug" or something).
How depressing. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Mindy wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
How does the Korean criminal system work in this case?
He doesn't have drugs on his person(I presume he would be under arrest if so) and he is accused of taking drugs long enough ago that it should be out of his system(I thought ecstasy cleared pretty quickly). The article is short and doesn't mention a search on his premises.
Can't he just deny it? Also..capsules from Japan..since when does ecstasy come in capsules? Maybe different countries have diff systems but I always saw pills with a logo stamped on.
It just seems weird altogether. |
Ecstasy most commonly comes in tablet form but sometimes in capsules.
I've read on multiple K-pop sites that he has confessed. There's also been reports that it's already begun affecting his work: he may be dropped from an upcoming drama that he's been cast in, and two fanmeetings he's scheduled for in Japan have been canceled. I won't link to any of the sources as most of them are just gossip sites and not exactly reputable news outlets, so yeah (just Google "Joo Ji Hoon drug" or something).
How depressing. |
Confessed! Aw man..never confess. I swear to God people are watching too much CSI, those idiots always confess with some pretty shaky evidence and no lawyer in sight. |
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blurgalurgalurga
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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"...about a couple of times..."
That just doesn't sound right. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| In what other country do celebs have to smuggle in their own drugs? First you have to sleep with your agents and then they don't even get you any dope. As I've said before, this must be the worst country in which to be a celeb. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Confessed! Aw man..never confess. I swear to God people are watching too much CSI, those idiots always confess with some pretty shaky evidence and no lawyer in sight. |
You'd be surprised what you'd confess to in a properly conducted interrogation.
People here let the image of young, inexperienced, apathetic cops on the street lull them into a sense of security, but the guys working in drug enforcement here are HARD #unts. There's a reason it's tough to find drugs in Korea. |
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crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
How does the Korean criminal system work in this case?
He doesn't have drugs on his person(I presume he would be under arrest if so) and he is accused of taking drugs long enough ago that it should be out of his system(I thought ecstasy cleared pretty quickly). The article is short and doesn't mention a search on his premises.
Can't he just deny it? Also..capsules from Japan..since when does ecstasy come in capsules? Maybe different countries have diff systems but I always saw pills with a logo stamped on.
It just seems weird altogether. |
If the police have probable cause, they can take a hair sample. Anything you take will be in your hair, and they can accurately assess when you took it.
A lot of the people caught, just confess like was said above. Police questioning is quite different here. You can be held for long periods without being granted a lawyer, and the police use threats of heavy punishment to force confessions.
Technically, according to the law, you would be 'in possession' of a controlled substance even if you ingested it in another country, and it was found in your system HERE.
The pop singer 'Psy' is a good example of this.
Some other celebs that were caught in the same period as him, for pot, went on a public legalization campaign.
Yes, all you Dave's finger-pointers! The reason i know so much is because I must also be a user! 
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harlowethrombey
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Somehow a foreigner is to blame for this. . . |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
| Confessed! Aw man..never confess. I swear to God people are watching too much CSI, those idiots always confess with some pretty shaky evidence and no lawyer in sight. |
You'd be surprised what you'd confess to in a properly conducted interrogation.
People here let the image of young, inexperienced, apathetic cops on the street lull them into a sense of security, but the guys working in drug enforcement here are HARD #unts. There's a reason it's tough to find drugs in Korea. |
I have had 'never talk without a lawyer' drilled into my head forever, basically because my family are not the biggest fans of the police..especially my ma's side. You would have to physically torture me to get me to confess to anything.
I have to think that he confessed without a lawyer. There is no mention of there being any drugs found on him or at his place. That equals no case. No lawyer would let him confess under those circumstances.
Now that is based on a very incmplete understanding of Korean law. It's possibe that the burden of proof is smaller here or that a suspect's rights are not the same.
But anyway..even if you are innocent..never talk to the police without a lawyer. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| crescent wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
How does the Korean criminal system work in this case?
He doesn't have drugs on his person(I presume he would be under arrest if so) and he is accused of taking drugs long enough ago that it should be out of his system(I thought ecstasy cleared pretty quickly). The article is short and doesn't mention a search on his premises.
Can't he just deny it? Also..capsules from Japan..since when does ecstasy come in capsules? Maybe different countries have diff systems but I always saw pills with a logo stamped on.
It just seems weird altogether. |
If the police have probable cause, they can take a hair sample. Anything you take will be in your hair, and they can accurately assess when you took it.
A lot of the people caught, just confess like was said above. Police questioning is quite different here. You can be held for long periods without being granted a lawyer, and the police use threats of heavy punishment to force confessions.
Technically, according to the law, you would be 'in possession' of a controlled substance even if you ingested it in another country, and it was found in your system HERE.
Yes, all you Dave's finger-pointers! The reason i know so much is because I must also be a user! |
Ah yea..i didn't see this. That answers the questions about the difference in systems. |
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crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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A good example of what i said in my last post would be the singer "Psy', who was caught back in 2003 or thereabouts. He was in questioning for over 48 hours without a lawyer.
Some other celebs were caught and went on a public legalization campaign.
And, exstacy does come is caps too. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Huh, I wonder what the government is trying to get us all to ignore right now. |
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Big Pun Lives
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Crescent is Right - My students told me that if you test positive in your hair sample, you can be convicted and sentenced by that sample alone, without having anything in possession.
This place is no joke when it comes to drug laws. All the people in the game better watch out.
- Big Pun |
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