An obstetrics and gynecology clinic's chief director, active on broadcast and YouTube, was caught by police while administering propofol at the hospital they run.

Seoul Gangnam Police Station. /Courtesy of News1

According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 10th, A, the chief director of an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, was arrested in the act on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act and is under investigation.

A is suspected of self-administering propofol used at the hospital they run on the 6th.

Police were dispatched to the scene after receiving a related report at the time, and A was reportedly unconscious.

Propofol is a drug used to anesthetize patients during surgeries and examinations. However, because the risk of misuse and abuse is high, it is designated and managed as a narcotic, and even medical professionals can be punished if they administer it arbitrarily outside proper procedures.

A is known to have built recognition by sharing information on women's health through terrestrial broadcasts and YouTube content.

Police plan to examine, during the investigation, how A administered and obtained the propofol and whether it was habitual.

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