South Korean man and Vietnamese girlfriend arrested for drug use in luxury Saigon apartment

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By Tuong Van June 10, 2024 | 10:38 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Police in HCMC’s Thu Duc town arrested a South Korean man and his Vietnamese girlfriend on Monday after finding them using drugs in a rented luxury apartment.

The man, Yang Chan Wook, 31, is under investigation for “illegal possession of narcotics” and “organizing the illegal use of narcotics.”

Yang Chan Wook (center) is placed under arrest at an apartment in Thu Duc town, HCMC on June 10, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Tuong Van

Yang Chan Wook (center) is placed under arrest at an apartment in Thu Duc town, HCMC on June 10, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Tuong Van

The arrest follows a previous raid by police from Thu Duc town to Masteri Thao Dien after detecting suspicious signs.

They found Yang and his unidentified girlfriend under the influence of drugs during a raid on their 16th floor apartment.

They also found three plastic bags containing drugs, tablets suspected to be synthetic drugs and various drug paraphernalia.

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Police raid an apartment where a South Korean man and his Vietnamese girlfriend were found using drugs, in Thu Duc town, HCMC, June 10, 2024. Video by Tuong Van

It is unclear how much or what types of drugs they seized.

Yang admitted to renting the apartment, buying drugs and inviting his girlfriend to use them.

According to HCMC police, criminal groups have recently started renting luxury apartments to allow guests to use drugs and other illegal activities because of the privacy and security they offer.

They plan to increase surveillance of these places to prevent illegal activities.