Prominent DJ Allen Liu (劉培倫), who performs as DJ @llenblow, is facing drug possession charges after police found cannabis products, ketamine and ecstasy in his residence in Taipei.
Police on Oct. 13 searched Liu’s residence in Neihu District (內湖), where they confiscated 356g of cannabis, seven vaping devices containing cannabis oil derivatives, and two pouches containing ketamine and ecstasy pills, Nangang Police Precinct criminal investigation head Chen Jen-chia (陳人嘉) said on Monday.
Police obtained a search warrant for Liu’s residence while investigating reports of a person allegedly selling cannabis through Facebook and other social media platforms, Chen said.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei Police Department via CNA
Liu was at his home at the time of the search and told police the items belonged to him, Chen said.
Police tested the seized materials to confirm the presence of illegal substances, Chen said, adding that Liu was released after questioning and posting NT$30,000 bail.
Liu was last year sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for breaching the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例).
In that case, police in August last year were investigating a woman living in Taipei’s Nangang District (南港), who allegedly purchased NT$3,200 worth of cannabis from a person suspected to have purchased 200g of cannabis for NT$1,200 per gram from a major drug supplier.
That investigation eventually led police to Liu.
Criminal Investigation Bureau officials said they are establishing an anti-drug campaign with police monitoring nightclubs and entertainment venues at major tourist hotels due to an alleged increase in illegal drug transactions at the sites.
Some Taipei city councilor candidates running for office next month have criticized Taiwan’s drug laws, which they say are a holdover from the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) authoritarian regime and contrary to a decriminalization trend and the legalization of recreational cannabis use in some countries such as Canada, the Netherlands, Uruguay and Thailand.
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