Reporters have acquired the result of Lee Sangbo's drug test that was done right after he was arrested. It was confirmed that no drug ingredients were detected, only psychotropic drugs that are contained in his anti-depressant were detected. Lee claims that he was sent straight to the detention center without even confirming the drug test result.
Q: It was reported that the result of Lee Sangbo's drug test came out positive. Is it true that the result and what was reported are different?
A: Yes. In an interview with YTN, Lee Sangbo talks about how the medications that were prescribed for his depression and anxiety were mistaken as drugs. It was reported that the result of the drug test that was done on the day he was arrested came out positive for Morphine.
YTN acquired the drug test result from the hospital and it was written that he was not positive for drugs. The only things that came out positive were Benzodiazepine and tricyclic anti-depressants. Benzodiazepine is a sedative medication for his anxiety and the anti-depressants were for his depression. Both are psychotropic medications that could be prescribed by hospitals.
In Lee's case, you may test positive for drugs if you're taking psychotropic medications. However, that doesn't necessarily mean you are using narcotic drugs.
Lee was taken straight to the detention center after finishing the drug test without even hearing the result of the test at all.
Lee Sangbo: The police were keeping the doctors away from me. No matter what the nurses brought or what they had to say to me, the police would keep them away from me. I was unable to communicate with anyone at all.
The police are denying Lee Sangbo's statement. They insisted that they arrested Lee Sangbo because the drug test result came out positive at that time. The police also explained that they are still waiting the National Forensic Service to release the result of the drug test that was done to the drugs that were acquired in Lee's house.
-I am sorry to hear that his parents and older sister have passed awayㅠㅠ I wish him all the best...
-Reporters, please confirm the truth first before releasing articles. All they f*cking care about is headlines. Oh Gosh.
-He should take legal actions to those reporters. They are going to take someone's life away with their keyboards at this point.
-Maybe that was the side effect of the medications he takesㅠㅠ Those reporters should look into the truth first before writing articles. That's really cruel of them.
-These reporters are pure devil...
-I can't imagine how unfair it must've been for him...
-He acted that way because he drank alcohol and took the medications at the same timeㅠㅠ I feel really bad for himㅠㅠㅠ
-That's really cruel of them. Hang in there, Lee Sangbo...
-I hope he'll take legal actions to whoever involved in this... I wish him all the best...
-The police are really suspicious. They're purposely trying to frame him...
-I hope those trashy reporters would go to hell...
-Are they using this news to cover something up?
