'Philopon Distribution' Former Pro Baseball Player Oh Jae-won, Additional Suspended Prison Sentence

Former professional baseball player Oh Jae-won (39), who was sentenced to prison for habitual drug use and detained, has been additionally sentenced to a suspended prison term for methamphetamine possession.

Former professional baseball player and national team member Oh Jae-won, accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act and other charges (Photo by Yonhap News)

On the 24th, Judge Yoo Dong-gyun of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 24 sentenced Oh, who was additionally indicted for violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances), to 4 months in prison with a 2-year suspension.

Judge Yoo stated, "Drug crimes are not easily detected and have significant harm to society due to their hallucinogenic and addictive nature," but also noted, "The defendant cooperated with the investigation and admitted to the crime, and the amount of methamphetamine possessed was not large, which were considered in sentencing."

Oh was indicted in May this year for allegedly receiving about 0.2g of methamphetamine from an acquaintance, Lee, in November last year. During the trial, he admitted all charges, saying, "I apologize for causing trouble." Earlier, at the sentencing hearing on the 10th, the prosecution requested a 4-month prison sentence.

Previously, he was detained and prosecuted for habitual methamphetamine use and other charges, and was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison in the first trial in July, and is currently in custody. Besides the case sentenced on this day, he has been additionally indicted for receiving medical narcotics from junior baseball players and others, and is currently facing a total of three trials.

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