Woo Jung-hoon / Yonhap



By Ko Dong-hwan





Woo disguised as a woman to arrest over 20 narcotics suspects. / Yonhap

A male police detective disguised as a woman has arrested over 20 narcotics suspects.

Woo Jung-hoon from Anyangmanan Police Station volunteered to dress up as a woman to go undercover, using female undergarments, mini-skirts, pantyhose, high heels and a long, wavy wig, according to Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police on Wednesday.

Woo, 32, 170 centimeters tall and weighing 62 kilograms, is a martial arts champion who has won several medals in Wushu and national kickboxing matches.

Police discovered that the offenders sought paid hookups through smartphone dating apps. It was easy to approach them online by pretending to be a woman, but arresting them was difficult because they remained hidden to check if the person showing up was really a woman.

Anyangmanan Police has one female detective and could not risk her life to fight the criminals.

Woo most recently caught a man, 47, who had 18 grams of methamphetamine worth 3 million won ($2,600). The detective arrested him on the spot for violation of narcotics laws.

Woo joined the police force in 2011 and fought in kickboxing championships up to three times a year.