BTS’ Suga fined US$11,400 for drunken escooter incident


Painfully sorry: Suga arriving at a police station for questioning regarding his drunk driving charge, in Seoul, on Aug 23. The rapper has already had his driving licence revoked following the incident. — Reuters

A member of K-pop megagroup BTS was hit with an US$11,400 (RM47,000) fine – almost the maximum possible – for driving an electric scooter while drunk, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.

Suga, 31, was discovered lying on the ground next to his escooter by police late at night on Aug 6, with a blood alcohol level well over the legal limit.

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