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Yoo Ah In found guilty of repeated drug and marijuana usage by court; gets sentenced to 1 year in prison and fined 2 million KRW
Yoo Ah In has been sentenced to 1 year in jail and a fine of 2 million KRW for habitual drug usage. Read on to know details.
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to drug addiction
Yoo Ah In, who was indicted on charges of habitual drug usage, attended the first trial sentencing on September 3. He has been sentenced to 1 year in prison with an additional fine of 2 million KRW on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. This update comes two months after the prosecution initially requested a 4-year prison sentence for the actor.
On September 3, the 25th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court, led by Presiding Judge Ji Gwi-yeon, sentenced Yoo Ah In to one year in prison and a 2 million KRW fine. He was indicted without detention on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act, smoking marijuana, and instigating the destruction of evidence.
Meanwhile, his acquaintance Mr. Choi (33), who was brought on trial for smoking marijuana with the actor, was sentenced to 8 months in prison and 2 years of probation.
In October last year, Yoo Ah In was first brought on trial. He was accused of habitually using Profopol and other illicit drugs 181 times under the pretense of general anesthesia for cosmetic procedures he allegedly received in a hospital in Seoul between September 2020 and March 2022.
In addition to these, the Burning actor was also accused of smoking marijuana while in the United States with four acquaintances, including Mr. Choi, in January last year. He also allegedly instructed others to use it.
The shocking allegations further unfold that Yoo Ah In illegally purchased two types of sleeping pills. Using other people’s names, he allegedly brought 1100 tablets on 44 occasions from May 2021 to August 2023.
Along with his associate, Mr. Choi, the actor has been accused of hiding their crimes by threatening their accomplice, YouTuber Yang. They reportedly forced him to flee overseas and coaxed other eyewitnesses to change their statements.
When the drug charges against him were first reported by Korean media, Yoo Ah In reportedly asked his acquaintances to erase all evidence. During the investigation stage, the prosecution and the police both applied for his arrest warrant but were rejected.
Meanwhile, he has now been arrested after two months since the prosecution demanded a 4-year prison sentence for Yoo Ah In.
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