{
  "id": 15984915,
  "title": "Drug offender on the run in Thailand arrested after 8 years; distributes marijuana using older brother and senior\n\nA drug offender who had been on the run in Thailand for 8 years has been arrested.\n\nThe Metropolitan Police Agency arrested 30-year-old Lee on the 23rd on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act, including cultivating and distributing marijuana.\n\nAccording to the police, Lee grew marijuana at his home and distributed it to acquaintances through his older brother and senior.\n\nLee had been wanted since 2015 for marijuana-related crimes and had been hiding in Thailand.\n\nThe police plan to deport Lee to Korea as soon as possible after completing the necessary procedures.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/8",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T00:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1283596.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": null,
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}