He was accused of using the anaesthetic propofol on 181 occasions between 2020 and 2022.
SEOUL – High-profile South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was found guilty on Sept 3 of illegal use of the anaesthetic drug propofol and handed a one-year jail term, the Yonhap news agency reported.on 181 occasions between 2020 and 2022. The drugs were administered at professional clinics, under the guise of having cosmetic procedures done.
“He is deemed guilty of all his purchases for habitual drug use,” the court stated in its ruling, according to Yonhap News TV. A doctor who administered propofol to Yoo without a proper prescription was fined 40 million won in August.
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