A nursing assistant who used a doctor's name without permission to divert controlled substances and then went to users' homes to illegally inject them thousands of times, along with the users, were caught in a sweep.
On the 29th, the Suseong Police Station in Daegu said it booked eight people, including a nursing assistant, A, 45, affiliated with a dermatology clinic in Suseong District, Daegu, as well as clinic staff and users, on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act and is investigating.
A is suspected of repeatedly administering and selling etomidate, known as the "second propofol," and propofol for about four years since late 2021 to internet streamers (BJs), self-employed people and small-business operators. Etomidate is a sedative anesthetic designated as a psychotropic narcotic as of Aug.
A used a doctor's name without permission to purchase 7,000 vials of etomidate and 110 vials of propofol in bulk. A then deliberately approached patients visiting the clinic and continued illegal injections thousands of times by going either to a storage room in the clinic or directly to the users' residences.
To conceal the illegal injections, A fabricated hundreds of medical charts and entered false information into the narcotics integrated management system. In particular, when etomidate was designated as a narcotic and its supply was halted, A bought additional propofol and continued the crimes.
Police found that A generated about 6 billion won in revenue from these drug injection crimes. A is confirmed to have bought a high-end officetel and purchased an imported car and luxury clothing, enjoying a lavish lifestyle with the money.