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Drug offender on the run in Thailand arrested after 8 years; distributes marijuana using older brother and senior A drug offender who had been on the run in Thailand for 8 years has been arrested. The Metropolitan Police Agency arrested 30-year-old Lee on the 23rd on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act, including cultivating and distributing marijuana. According to the police, Lee grew marijuana at his home and distributed it to acquaintances through his older brother and senior. Lee had been wanted since 2015 for marijuana-related crimes and had been hiding in Thailand. The police plan to deport Lee to Korea as soon as possible after completing the necessary procedures.

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