FILE PHOTO: Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung conglomerate chief Jay Y. Lee admitted in court on Tuesday to unlawful use of a controlled substance, as the executive's legal troubles continued despite his release on parole in August after a bribery conviction.
Lee appeared at the Seoul Central District Court where, in a short first hearing, he said he received propofol - a sedative used in anaesthesia - 41 times from 2015 through 2020.
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