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K-Pop Fan Attic article: “Kim Ana Brought in for Questioning by Police in Drug Case”

It has been reported that K-pop idol Kim Ana was brought in by Gangnam police for questioning regarding allegations that she smuggled benzodiazepines into the country.

According to reports, officials were given evidence that Kim had brought an unknown amount of benzodiazepines into the country after visiting family in the United States this spring. Benzodiazepines (along with opiates and amphetamines) are strictly prohibited from import into South Korea, even with a doctor’s prescription. Kim admitted she was prescribed the drugs by her childhood doctor in the United States before becoming a trainee. Kim was later released without charge.

According to Han Jongyul, the CEO of Fantazee Entertainment, Kim had taken the medication as a child due to anxiety over the death of a close relative. When she moved to Seoul to become a trainee, she had not been made aware that the drug was illegal in South Korea. She received a refill of her old prescription on her recent trip back to the States before beginning filming of her drama. Nerves over her first drama caused a relapse of her anxiety.

Though many fans are supportive of Kim, some seem disillusioned with the idol once deemed the “nation’s princess.”

Kim is currently starring in her first drama, Idol Academy , which has been struggling in the ratings.