‘Drug offender’ Don Spike issues urgent SOS after full-term release… Part-time worker ran away [Star Issue]

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Amid singer Don Spike (real name Kim Min-soo) making a fresh start following the drug controversy, he urgently sought to find personnel.

On the 2nd, Don Spike posted on his personal social media service, “Part-time worker went silent the night before the event. Urgently seeking someone to help sell sandwiches at EDC from October 3 to October 4. The work is tough. Ends in the early morning. But… DM me ASAP.”

Don Spike will participate in the EDC Festival held over two days on the 3rd and 4th at Incheon Inspire Resort, selling sandwiches he makes himself. A portion of the sales proceeds will be donated to the Drug Recovery Association, which works for drug addiction recovery and rehabilitation.

Previously, Don Spike was arrested in 2022 at a hotel located in Seoul Gangnam-gu on charges of possessing and using methamphetamine.

At the time, Don Spike was prosecuted on charges including purchasing approximately 45 million won worth of methamphetamine over nine instances and using it 14 times. He also faced charges of handing over methamphetamine and ecstasy to others seven times.

Subsequently, Don Spike was sentenced to three years in prison with a five-year suspended sentence at the first trial, but the second trial, conducted after an appeal by the Prosecution Service in June 2023, overturned the original ruling and sentenced him to two years of actual imprisonment. It also ordered the confiscation of over 39 million won and completion of an 80-hour drug addiction and rehabilitation treatment program.

Don Spike appealed the second trial’s verdict, but the Supreme Court in September 2023 upheld the second instance’s judgment as correct and finalized the sentence.

In particular, controversy intensified during the trial process when it was revealed that Don Spike already had three prior drug-related convictions. He was sentenced to fines for smoking marijuana in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he was also sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspended sentence for smoking marijuana.

Ultimately, having served an actual prison term, Don Spike was released on full-term completion last year, and is currently spreading awareness about drug addiction treatment and the dangers of drugs through various cultural programs and gatherings.

Recently, he opened a new restaurant by the seaside in Gampo, Gyeongju. At the time, Don Spike stated, “I took time to reflect on my past life while repenting for the mistakes I made four years ago. It was a precious time to resolve how I will live the rest of my life so as not to repeat the same mistakes,” adding, “I will do my utmost to ensure I do not disappoint the expectations and support of many people.”

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