Kinmen Commander dismissed over alleged drug useBy Huang Chin-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Republic of China Army Command yesterday relieved Kinmen Defense Battalion commander after authorities indicted the officer on charges connected to using methamphetamine. The Kinmen District Prosecutors’ Office on Wednesday detained Colonel He (何) after the Coast Guard linked him to drug shipments and proceeded to charge him yesterday for using and possessing crystal meth. The man was released on a NT$50,000 bail and banned from leaving Kinmen, the office said. Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Chen Chien-yi speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Army personnel not included in the mandatory regular drug screening list are subjected to urine tests at random, and He was tested when serving as a staff officer, Chen added.

Source: Taipei Times April 02, 2026 16:03 UTC