Anna, a Chinese woman in charge of promoting Burning Sun to Chinese clubbers, appears at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in central Seoul, March 20, after she tested positive for illegal drug use. Yonhap



By Lee Gyu-lee



The Chinese woman who was in charge of promoting the club Burning Sun to Chinese clubbers has refused to return to her homeland after testing positive for illegal drugs in Korea.



Local media reported Monday that the woman, nicknamed Anna, refused to comply with the Ministry's deportation order and took the issue to court, after she tested positive for ecstasy and ketamine in October.



Anna, who worked at the club between February 2018 and this February, is suspected of not only taking the drugs but also supplying them to customers.



Multiple witnesses said they saw her giving "white pills" to some people, including VIPs. One told MBC, a local broadcaster, that Anna openly said she imported the drugs herself, though it is unclear where they came from.



Experts say she would rather be prosecuted here, given that China has stricter drug laws. If convicted of drug trafficking, a person could face up to 15 years in prison or even the death penalty. The maximum sentence for the same crime in Korea is eight years in prison. Also, if she serves her time here, she would most likely not be prosecuted in China on the same charges.



After questioning Anna over drug allegations for six hours on March 20, police released her. She admitted to taking drugs, but she denied any dealings with drugs. After her passport expired, she is now waiting for a court decision as an illegal alien.

