Russian man in 40s held in Incheon for cannabis-impaired driving
Incheon Yeonsu police detained a Russian man in his 40s accused of driving in Yeonsu District on 28 October after using cannabis; a preliminary urine test was positive for cannabis. Police found his stay had expired, handed him to immigration authorities, and sought forensic confirmation after a warrant request was not pursued.
Incheon’s Yeonsu Police Station detained a Russian man in his 40s, identified as
A, on cannabis and immigration-violation charges and handed him over to
immigration authorities.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]He is accused of driving on a road in Yeonsu
District, Incheon, on 28 October after using cannabis.[1][2][9][3][5][6][8]Police began
tracking the vehicle after receiving a drug-use report at about 2:40 p.m. that
day and detained him about three hours later.[1][2][9][3][4][5][6][8]
A preliminary urine drug test collected by police returned a positive reaction
for cannabis.[1][2][10][11][3][4][5][6][8]While checking his identity through his driver’s licence,
officers found that his permitted period of stay had expired and that he was
staying illegally.[1][2][5][6]Police applied for a detention warrant, but the
prosecution office did not seek the warrant and asked for further investigation
of the allegations.[1][2][9][3][4][5][6]Police said they had requested analysis by the National
Forensic Service to confirm the suspected drug use accurately.[1][2][10][9][11][5][6]
Police announced the detention on 3 November.[1][10]After the arrest, he was
handed over to immigration authorities.[12][10][11][4]
Police detained A at about 5:30 p.m. on 28 October in Okryeon-dong, Yeonsu-gu, after receiving a drug-use report that day.[10][11][7]
The Joongboo account specifies the alleged driving took place on a four-lane road in Yeonsu District.[6]Police said they would also investigate how A obtained the cannabis.[6]
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No quantity or weight of cannabis was reported, so no cannabis seizure figure is given.
The precise road or spot in Yeonsu District where the driving and arrest occurred was not specified.
Laboratory confirmation by the National Forensic Service was still pending when the reports were published.
Whether the man was later charged, detained, deported or released was not reported.
28 October 2026 is inferred from the 3 November report's reference to the 28th of the previous month; the reports do not separate the time of cannabis use from the time of driving.
This account gives only a 28 October report and 5:30 p.m. arrest in Okryeon-dong and does not give the existing account's 2:40 p.m. report and three-hour vehicle-tracking sequence.
This account quotes a police officer as saying A had not driven while under the influence of drugs, which conflicts with the driving allegation in the Yonhap-based accounts already cited by the report.
Incheon police arrested one person suspected of smoking cannabis while inspecting four businesses with the immigration office in Hambak Village, a district where more than 60% of residents are foreign. The arrest came during an eight-day special policing operation from 28 October to 4 November 2026 in which 290 officers were deployed and reported crime fell 37.5%.
Incheon Airport Customs arrested a 68-year-old man and sent him to prosecutors in September 2026 over 226 grams of cannabis hidden in a cereal bag mailed from the United States. Officers tracked the parcel through quick-delivery couriers to Seoul's Gangbuk-gu, arrested him on 4 September and found 3.83 grams of methamphetamine at his home.
A four-month sweep from April to July 2026 caught 236 poppy growers and 13 cannabis growers, seizing 29,438 poppy plants, 37 cannabis plants and 5.5 kg of cannabis. The coast guard said cultivation was concentrated in rural and island areas and promised tighter sea-border checks.
Two cousins grew cannabis under LEDs and climate gear in two rented Yongin homes from last October to July, selling marijuana, jelly and liquid online for up to 1 million won a time. Police acting on a resident's tip arrested them on 6 August, seizing 35 plants, 2.3 kg and cryptocurrency.
