"Unlimited propofol..."Unlawful Medication Specialist Hospital Caught

[Anchor]
A number of congressional officials have been caught for allowing addicts to receive unlimited doses of propofol, a medical drug, for money.

They even made a false report to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as if they were prescribed normally to hide the crime.

I'm reporter Kim Tae-won.

[Reporter]
Prosecution investigators rush into the turned-off hospital room.

"Stay still, don't call your phone, put your hands down. Sit down."


They surround the hospital staff in layers, and there are also patients lying in bed and frozen.

Doctor Seo's group set up a separate space inside the hospital and professionally illegally administered and sold propofol. You've been caught.

It was investigated that addicts gave them as many doses as they wanted when they paid,

It is understood that the company illegally administered propofol worth 1.4 billion won on more than 400 occasions in seven months since November last year.

One addict paid as much as 18 million won at a time, and in some cases, propofol was administered continuously for more than 10 hours a day.

[Kim Bo-sung / Senior Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office: A gang member E was present at the scene and managed the funds. (Those who give up) It can cause a disturbance, so it's also a way to subdue medics and addicts on the spot....]

{서}Seo has concealed the crime by falsely reporting to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as if he had prescribed drugs for medical purposes to an unrelated person.

However, in the end, seven people, including Seo, were arrested and 24 people, including addicts, were charged without detention.

The prosecution is also tracking the whereabouts of Mr. Yoon, who planned the crime from the beginning.

I'm Kim Taewon of YTN.

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