Sentenced to Prison for Prescribing 'Zolpidem' Using Purchased Resident Registration Number

A woman in her 20s who received medical treatment using another person's resident registration number, which she purchased with money to obtain a prescription for the narcotic zolpidem, was sentenced to prison.

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On the 30th, Judge Kim Tae-hwan of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 16 announced that A (28), who was indicted for violating the Resident Registration Act, was sentenced to four months in prison.

A was charged with receiving medical treatment six times at an internal medicine clinic in Seo-gu, Incheon, from September last year to January this year using another person's resident registration number. It was investigated that she bought the resident registration number with money to get a prescription for zolpidem.

A was indicted again for violating the Resident Registration Act while on trial for theft and other charges in May. She was sentenced to one year in prison for the theft case and is currently detained in a detention center, undergoing an appeal trial.

Zolpidem has sedative and hypnotic effects and is used medically for treating insomnia, but it is classified as a psychotropic drug due to its strong addictive properties.

Judge Kim stated, "The defendant used another person's resident registration number fraudulently to obtain a prescription for drugs during the probation period of another case," and judged that "the culpability is serious." However, he explained the sentencing by considering that "the defendant admitted her actions" and "pledged not to commit the crime again."

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