”Drug drinks given to junior high and high school students in cram school district... Main culprit sent back from China = South Korea”

The main perpetrator of a ``drug and drink blackmail incident'' that occurred in a cram school district in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, was repatriated to South Korea about seven months after he was captured in China.
The National Police Agency arrested Mr. Lee (26), the Korean main suspect in the drug and drink blackmail case, at 3:25 p.m. on the 26th in Incheon.
It was revealed that he was forcibly repatriated to South Korea from an international airport. After his departure in October 2022, Mr. Lee stayed in China and conspired with domestic and foreign accomplices to create a so-called "drug drink" containing methamphetamine and milk.
suspected of having done so. On April 3rd this year, Mr. Lee held a fake tasting event for junior high and high school students in the cram school district of Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and deceived the drug drinks into "concentration-enhancing drinks." Adult 1
Provided to 3 people. Lee is also suspected of threatening the parents of students who drank drugs, saying, ``My child has taken drugs. I'll report you to the police,'' and attempting to rob them of money and goods.
Immediately after the incident, the National Police Agency issued an Interpol red wanted list against Lee at the request of the Seoul Agency Narcotics Crime Investigation Team. Also, Ambassador to China
A hotline was established with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security through the police stationed there, and the investigation progress was mutually shared with the police in pursuit of Mr. Lee.
In particular, Yoon Hee-geun, the head of the National Police Agency, said that a new type of drug targeting students unrelated to illegal drugs.
Considering the seriousness of the incident in terms of a crime, we sent a personal letter to the Chinese Minister of Public Security on April 20 requesting cooperation. Subsequently, on May 22nd, a National Police Agency working delegation visited the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and interviewed Mr. Lee.
There was close cooperation between Korean and Chinese police, including conveying important clues about Mr. Lee to the Chinese side, and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security urgently instructing local public security agencies to take Mr. Lee into custody.
As a result, on May 24th, Mr. Lee was arrested by Chinese local public security while hiding in Jilin Province, China. After Mr. Lee was arrested, the National Police Agency
Negotiations continued with China for repatriation to South Korea. At the 2023 Seoul International Police Agency Chiefs Conference held on October 17th this year, Director Yoon again requested Mr. Lee's prompt repatriation to South Korea in a meeting with senior officials from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security.
did. On the 20th of this month, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security decided to forcibly expel Mr. Lee, and the National Police Agency dispatched an escort team to Yanji City, Jilin Province, China. A National Police Agency official said, ``This repatriation is considered a terrorist act that destroys the community.''
The continuous efforts of the South Korean and Chinese police forces to eradicate similar illegal drug crimes have borne fruit. security system
We will continue to build a solid foundation."