Granddaughter of Namyang founder in police custody on drug charges
By YonhapPublished : April 4, 2019 - 15:01
Police on Thursday detained a 31-year-old woman related to the founding family of a major South Korean dairy producer on suspected drug use.
Hwang Ha-na was taken into custody this afternoon from a hospital where she was staying for treatment in Seongnam, south of Seoul, the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency said.
A handcuffed Hwang, covering herself in an orange hoodie, black sunglasses and a mask, arrived at the police agency at around 3 p.m.
Hwang Ha-na was taken into custody this afternoon from a hospital where she was staying for treatment in Seongnam, south of Seoul, the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency said.
A handcuffed Hwang, covering herself in an orange hoodie, black sunglasses and a mask, arrived at the police agency at around 3 p.m.
Hwang is a granddaughter of Hong Du-yeong, the late honorary chairman of Namyang Dairy Products Co. who founded the company.
She's also known for her active Instagram postings and her past relationship with K-pop boyband JYJ's Park Yu-chun.
Police are investigating her over suspicions that she avoided being charged for drug use in a 2017 police probe because her family pulled strings to exclude her from the investigation.
She was accused of selling 0.5 gram of methamphetamine to a person and also using the illegal substance herself in September 2015.
The Jongno Police Station referred her case to the prosecution recommending a non-indictment, citing a lack of evidence.
Prosecutors later dropped all charges against Hwang. (Yonhap)