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South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison by the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday (Sept 3) for repeated drug use.

The 37-year-old actor was accused of abusing propofol and other drugs 181 times between 2020 and 2022, disguised as cosmetic procedures.

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00:00South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was sentenced to one year in prison by the Seoul Central
00:07District Court on Tuesday for repeated drug use.
00:10The 37-year-old actor was accused of abusing propofol and other drugs 181 times between
00:172020 and 2022, disguised as cosmetic procedures.
00:22The charges against him also include purchasing about 1,100 sleeping pills with prescriptions
00:29under other people's names from 2021 to 2022, and smoking marijuana while in the United
00:35States with four colleagues.
00:38The court ordered Yoo's immediate detention after handing down the sentence, which included
00:43a 2-million-won fine and a surcharge of 1.54-million-won.
00:49Yoo has starred in numerous hit films, including the Netflix series Hellbound and the award-winning
00:54film Burning.
00:56His sentencing follows the recent death of actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for Parasite, who
01:01died after being questioned by police over drug use.
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