Pubdate: Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Source: Korea Times (South Korea)
Copyright: 2009 Korea Times
Contact:  http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
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US PLAYERS CONVICTED FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA

Three American basketball players who had been fired from their South 
Korean teams for smoking marijuana were sentenced to suspended jail 
terms by a local court Monday.

The Suwon District Court sentenced Terrence Shannon and DeAngelo 
Collins of the Seoul SK Knights and Calvin Warner of the Anyang KT&G 
Kites to six months in prison with a one-year suspension for smoking 
the illegal drug at downtown Seoul hotel in January, according to 
Yonhap News Agency.

Collins, who left the team and South Korea with a knee injury, 
admitted to the charges, while other two pleaded not guilty. Shannon 
and Warner were expelled from their clubs in February.

Under South Korean law, marijuana users can be sentenced to a maximum 
of five years in jail or fined up to 50 million won ($33,300).
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