Lee Sun Kyun, accused of using illegal drugs, denies ”sucking through a straw'' ”I thought it was a sleeping pill''

Korean actor Lee Sung-kyun, who was interrogated by the police on suspicion of using illegal drugs, stated that he inhaled through his nose using a straw but thought it was sleeping pills.

JTBC reported on August 26 that during a recent police interrogation, Lee Sung-kyun stated, "I inhaled through my nose using a straw, but I thought it was sleeping pills. I didn't know it was an illegal drug," he said, refuting the statement of Mr. A, the head of the office of the amusement facility, the report said.

Mr. A stated that he saw Lee Sung Kyun inhale ketamine powder using a straw and that he knew it was an illegal drug because he said he was concerned about ketamine. However, Lee Sung-kyun directly refuted the claim, claiming that he only thought it was a sleeping pill and did not know it was an illegal drug.

He also stated that he had taken the drug "five times" on specific dates and places. On the other hand, Lee Sung-kyun admitted that he met her on four of these occasions, but denied that he had used drugs.

Lee Sung-kyun is under investigation by the police for allegedly using several illegal drugs, including marijuana, at Mr. A's home in Seoul earlier this year. Lee Sung-kyun also accused Mr. A of extortion and threats, claiming that he was threatened by Mr. A, the head of the office of an entertainment facility, and gave him 350 million won. During the police interrogation, he said that he was tricked by Mr. A and denied the charges, saying that he did not know that he was under the influence of drugs.

Lee Sung-kyun, who was interrogated for the third time by the police on the 23rd of this month, submitted a written opinion to the Incheon Police Department's Narcotics Crime Investigation Division on the 26th, requesting a lie detector investigation through his legal representative.