12 caught for buying alcohol, cigarettes for minors Posted : 2021-03-10 16:11 By Jung Da-min A Gyeonggi Provincial Government special investigation team said Tuesday that it had caught 12 people buying cigarettes and alcohol for minors in return for a so-called "errand fee." This type of proxy purchasing is a widely publicized method on Twitter and other social media showing teenagers how to get access to adults-only products. The provincial government said the 12 were caught after an investigation was launched in May last year, and their cases have been sent to the prosecution for indictment. Among them, one person provided cigarettes and other restricted products to minors including middle school students on about 360 occasions between last August and late January. The person had already been prosecuted for the same crime, but then continued to purchase the goods for minors using a dedicated Twitter account with about 1,700 followers.