Man jailed for importing, selling illegal diet pills
The man was jailed for selling diet pills that contained an illegal substance. Yonhap
By Jung Hae-myoung
A man in 20s was sentenced to 18 months' jail for importing and selling diet pills that contained illegal drugs.
According to Incheon District Court Thursday, the man sold the diet pills called Fastin-XR, which contain psychotropic drugs called N-ethyl-amine.
He received the drug through his brother-in-law who owns an online shop in the United States. He sold 2,590 of the tablets.
Fastin-XR is banned by the Korea Food and Drug Administration because it contains the stimulant amphetamine.
“The convict sold the drugs for a long period of time,” the judge said. “He showed no signs of repentance.”