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Following Dispatch’s report about iKON’s B.I allegedly attempting to purchase illegal drugs, B.I revealed his plans to leave the team through a statement on Instagram.

The report states that B.I attempted to purchase marijuana and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) in 2016 and that the police did not investigate him despite having knowledge of this.

An individual named “A” was arrested at their home on charges of dealing with drugs, and while investigating the phone that belongs to “A,” the police found a KakaoTalk conversation shared between “A” and B.I in April 2016 that suggested B.I was attempting to purchase drugs. In the conversation, B.I allegedly told “A” that he smokes marijuana and asked “A” to purchase LSD for him as a proxy.

On August 22, 2016, “A” testified that they delivered the LSD to B.I in front of iKON’s dorm in Mapo District, Seoul on May 3, 2016. The police did not summon B.I for investigations nor contact him.

Regarding this, the police explained that “A” later stated in their third investigation on August 30, 2016, “It is true that B.I asked for the drug, but I did not actually obtain any for him.”Dispatch reports that YG Entertainment paid the attorney’s fee for “A” and asked them to change their testimony.

YG Entertainment told Dispatch in a call, “YG strictly manages the drug use of our artists.B.I have no relation to the drug case in 2016. YG purchases a basic drug test kit every two months from the United States and performs a drug test. iKON also underwent a urine examination ahead of their promotions. Including B.I, none of the members had tested positive.”