Jung Ilhoon of K-Pop group BTOB sentenced to 2 years in prison, fined RM491K for buying and using marijuana


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The judge also deemed it necessary to arrest him in court because Ilhoon was considered a flight risk. Photo: Ilhoon/Instagram

Former BtoB boy band member Ilhoon was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 133 million won (RM491,182) on Thursday (June 10) for purchasing and using marijuana on 161 occasions.

Seoul Central District Court senior judge Yang Cheol-han presided over the sentencing of the 26-year-old rapper-singer, whose real name is Jung Il-hoon.

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