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Police probe MC Mong for allegations of illicit acquisition of prescription sleep aids

Published: 27 Feb. 2026, 16:04 Updated: 01 Mar. 2026, 17:16

Rapper MC Mong attends a listening session for his eighth album at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul, on Oct. 25, 2019. [NEWS1]

Police have launched an investigation into singer MC Mong for allegedly obtaining sleeping pills under the name of his former manager.

MC Mong, whose legal name is Shin Dong-hyun, is under investigation on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act and the Medical Service Act after the Seoul Gangnam Police Precinct took over the case on Wednesday.

Lim Hyun-taek, former head of the Korean Medical Association, filed a complaint with prosecutors last month through the government’s online civil petition system, alleging that Shin illegally obtained the psychotropic drug zolpidem — often sold under the Ambien brand name — using his former manager’s name.

The case was initially assigned to the Yuseong Police Precinct in Daejeon, which questioned Lim as the complainant before transferring it to the Seoul Gangnam Police Precinct, which has jurisdiction over Shin’s residence.

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BY HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]