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Drug-laced coffee in golf bet nets 75 million won

Seoul's Namdaemun Police Station has arrested three people for slipping a psychotropic drug into a golf opponent's coffee to impair their judgment, then winning a betting match and taking 75 million won ($56,000). The incident occurred on July 30 at a golf course in Gyeonggi Province; one suspect has been detained and the case was sent to prosecutors on Oct. 30, according to Maeil Business and Dong-A Ilbo reports. Korean media coverage focuses on the audacity of the scheme, with headlines emphasizing the large stakes involved in the bet.

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