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Ilhoon (right) entering the courthouse in Seoul on June 10 for his sentencing (Instagram / screenshot from TV Daily video on YouTube)
A Seoul court has found Jung Ilhoon, 26, a former member of K-pop boy band BTOB, guilty of habitual marijuana use and sentenced him to two years in prison and imp
Jung Ilhoon has received a prison sentence for purchasing and using marijuana.
On June 10, Jung Il Hoon’s sentencing hearing was held at the Seoul Central District Court. He was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 133 million won (approximately $119,200) for violating the Act on the Control of Narcotics, Etc., and he was taken under custody.
Jung Ilhoon was brought to trial for suspicions of purchasing and smoking 826 grams (approximately 1.8 pounds) of marijuana using approximately 130 million won (approximately $116,500) across 161 instances between July 5, 2016 and January 9, 2019 together with seven other defendants. Depending on the number of instances they smoked marijuana, the seven other defendants received varied sentences between one year and six months through two years or a suspended sentence.
Fans react to Jung Ilhoon’s prison sentence: Ex-BTOB member sentenced for marijuana use
On June 10th, 2021, former BTOB member Jung Ilhoon received a two-year prison sentence for the purchase and use of marijuana.
The 26-year-old singer, actor and record producer was sentenced to two years by the Seoul Central District Court for the purchase and use of marijuana, Koreaboo.com has reported.
The news about Jung’s prison sentence comes after reports first broke in December 2020.
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Who is Jung
Ilhoon?
Jung, 26, is a singer, record producer and former member of the South Korean group BTOB.