A woman in her 20s is accused of drugging men she met through a matchmaking service and other introductions, knocking them unconscious and stealing tens of millions of won.
Uijeongbu police in Gyeonggi Province said Monday they arrested and detained the woman, identified only as A, on suspicion of robbery causing injury and violating the Narcotics Control Act.
Police said A is suspected of drugging four men in the Seoul metropolitan area from December last year through April and stealing about 48 million won.
Investigators said she approached victims she met through a matchmaking company or acquaintances, lived with them to build trust, then gave them food or drinks laced with sleeping pills.
Police said that after the victims fell asleep, she used their phones to transfer money to her own account or to buy items worth several million won.
Sleeping-pill ingredients believed to be benzodiazepines were detected in the urine of one victim, identified as B, according to reports. Benzodiazepines are psychoactive prescription drugs used to treat insomnia and are the same type of drug used by Gangbuk District motel serial killer Kim So-young, 20, when she killed two men.
A told police she was prescribed sleeping pills for panic disorder symptoms and claimed the men took the pills on their own, denying the allegations.
Police also said they do not believe A committed the crimes by copying Kim's case.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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