Former USFK Employee Indicted for Drug Smuggling
The article doesn’t say if the person was a government civilian or contractor, but regardless he has been fired for having ecstasy pills mailed to him in South Korea:
An American civilian who worked at the U.S. military in South Korea has been indicted on charges of trafficking drugs to Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul, prosecutors said Friday.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said the 35-year-old, identified only by his initial J, is suspected of receiving 35 pills of MDMA, better known as “ecstasy,” and 20.5 grams of hemp from an unidentified seller last year.
Still, the suspect was not taken into custody.
The drugs were sent from the Netherlands and went through the distribution center for military posts at Incheon International Airport, Seoul’s main gateway, before arriving at the military base, prosecutors said.
The suspect, who worked with the 8th U.S. Army, was fired in September after being caught by South Korean police who received a tip from the U.S. military’s criminal investigation division. [Yonhap]
Wait. Was he getting advice from English teachers on how to “beat” Customs?
Anyone know the reasoning behind South Korean news outlets only releasing a suspect’s initial (or at most just their surname- which doesn’t narrow it down much here anyway of course), instead of their full name?
Lots of Kims, Lees, and Paeks?
Must be EGGHEAD 😈
@2: I think they use the initials because of South Korea’s strict libel laws which are in place to protect one’s reputation. By just having initials published initially this allows the police to have the suspect go through the legal process without destroying their reputation in case they have to release the suspect.