With the end of the season in front, the Korean Volleyball 메이저놀이터 Federation (KOVO) Reward and Punishment Committee was held. The subject was Nia Reed of Pepper Savings Bank. It was a follow-up to being caught at the airport on September 27 last year when trying to bring in jelly containing hemp ingredients and tools to smoke liquid cannabis. It has been 6 months since the problem occurred. It was a slow and quiet ending for the first drug-related incident in the V-League.
The reward and punishment committee held on March 9 decided to give Nia Reid a ‘warning’ for ‘possessing illegal items’. KOVO said, “The item is widely legal in the athlete’s home country, the fact that the agent did not hear information about domestic laws and brought the item in due to ignorance, the athlete did not take it in Korea, and a urine test The fact that the test was negative on the back, the fact that the prosecution decided not to prosecute for simple possession, and the fact that the player was deeply regretful and reflecting were all taken into consideration. A warning was issued in accordance with Article 10, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Federation Reward and Penalty Regulations and Article 11, Paragraph 4 of the Criteria for Imposition of Disciplinary and Sanctions (General).” There is no mention of hemp anywhere in the press release. As much as that, considering the negative image this incident gives to the V-League and fans, he was careful in choosing words.
Prior to the decision of the Reward and Punishment Committee, on the 6th, the Foreign Office Immigration Office decided to expel Nia Reade. They left the country before April 5 and were not allowed to set foot on our land for the next year. It means there is a sin. The item in question was detected by an X-ray detector at Incheon Customs. Six cannabis-based CBD jellies and a USB-type e-cigarette were confiscated at the scene. At the time, director Kim Hyung-sil, who had come out to meet me, was waiting with a bouquet of flowers at the airport. However, when the main character did not appear at the arrival hall even after the expected arrival time had passed, he urgently inquired about his whereabouts. In the middle of this, he received a call from Incheon Customs’ Narcotics Division saying that he was “under investigation into drug-related matters.”
At the time, the customs office gave me the choice between ‘doing a urine test today and taking follow-up measures, or bringing a lawyer with me to investigate later’. The club, manager Kim Hyung-sil, and agent were taken aback by the unexpected story. First of all, they chose the process of having the players enter the country and undergoing investigations. As serious as it was, KOVO could not hide this fact. Pepper Savings Bank immediately began preparing countermeasures. On October 17, three weeks after entry, the first urine test was conducted at the Incheon Immigration Office after being accompanied by a lawyer. There was also an investigation by the National Institute of Scientific Investigation. Test results were negative on both occasions. For Pepper Savings Bank, it was a fortunate outcome out of misfortune.