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Noriko Sakai convicted of drug use

Noriko Sakai convicted of drug use

TOKYO – Japanese actress Noriko Sakai, once hugely popular in Asia, was convicted of drug use Monday as thousands of people crowded outside the courthouse in anticipation of the verdict.

The Tokyo District Court sentenced 38-year-old Sakai to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for using and possessing drugs, court spokesman Yoshikazu Ishizawa said. He declined to give further details.

More than 3,000 people thronged the courthouse awaiting the ruling.

Sakai was arrested in August after turning herself in following a weeklong disappearance.
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