Ex-Newspaperman's Daughter Caught Smuggling Drugs Print

Oct 3, 2019

A woman identified as former lawmaker Hong Jung-wook's daughter leaves a remand jail in Incheon on Monday. /Yonhap

The daughter of Hong Jung-wook, the ex-chairman of the Korea Herald English-language daily and former lawmaker was caught at Incheon International Airport smuggling drugs into Korea. She was returning to Korea from Honolulu, Hawaii.

She was booked without detention and a judge refused an arrest warrant saying the 19-year-old presents no flight risk and is unlikely to destroy evidence.

The young woman was handed over to prosecutors after being caught with marijuana, LSD, other types of cannabis, and Adderall in her luggage.

Hong junior was born in the U.S. in 2000 and holds dual citizenship.

Hong senior wrote on his Facebook page, "I bow my head and apologize for being a bad father and will humbly take any criticism. I consider it my solemn responsibility to punish and teach my child so that she does not make that mistake again."

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