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Tokyo Reported
18-05-2025
- Tokyo Reported
French woman suspected of attempting to smuggle 40 kg of ketamine into Japan
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Customs officials said last week that a French woman on suspicion of attempting to smuggle more than 40 kilograms of ketamine into Japan inside her luggage. The bust is the largest of its kind on record, reports the Asahi Shimbun (May 15). In April, Amira Sirine Mouissi, 21, allegedly attempted to smuggle approximately 41 kilograms of the drug ketamine through Haneda Airport after disembarking from a flight from Germany on April 24. According to Tokyo Customs, the ketamine was divied into small bags and spread out in two suitcases. The contraband has a street value of around 900 million yen. After Mouissi disembarked, a Tokyo Customs staff member became suspicious of the weight of the suitcases and initiated a search. Mouissi explained to officials that she had accepted a high-paying job in France and received the suitcases in Germany, but she said she 'doesn't want to talk about what was inside' the suitcases. According to Tokyo Customs, the amount exceeds the 28 kilograms that the agency seized all of last year. It is also the largest amount ever seized at one time by a domestic investigative agency. Ketamine is a powerful anesthetic. When used recreationally, it distorts perceptions of sight and sound and can cause hallucinations.
CTV News
16-05-2025
- CTV News
Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan's largest bust of ketamine
A couple with their dogs sit on the shore of a seaside park to watch an airplane land at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) TOKYO — Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine, brought through Haneda airport in two suitcases. On Friday Tokyo customs officials said they filed a criminal complaint against a French woman on suspicion of attempting to smuggle into Japan about 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of ketamine in a suitcase. The suspect, whom the officials identified as a 21-year-old cook, was caught at the Haneda airport customs after arriving on a flight from Germany in April, officials at Tokyo Customs said. The drug found in the suitcases has a street value of about 920 million yen (US$8.8 million), according to Japan's NHK television. Ketamine is a powerful anesthetic approved by U.S. health regulators for use during surgery. It can be given as an intramuscular injection or by IV. The drug is used recreationally for its euphoric effects and can cause hallucinations or impact breathing and the heart. The Associated Press
Tokyo Reported
11-05-2025
- Tokyo Reported
Filipino technical intern accused of smuggling marijuana via postal mail
IWATE (TR) – Authorities here have announced the arrest of a Filipino technical intern trainee for allegedly smuggling marijuana and liquid narcotics through postal mail, reports the Sankei Shimbun (May 9). According to the Oshu Police Station, Jericho Estrada Dela Peña, a 33-year-old resident of Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, was accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act made on April 23. The suspect was accused of importing cannabis and other drugs from the Philippines in April. According to the Ofunato Branch of the Hakodate Customs Office, Tokyo Customs officials found approximately 2.4 grams of marijuana and around 0.23 grams of liquid narcotics during an inspection of international mail on April 9. Dela Peña denies the charges, police said. The Ofunato branch, which conducted a joint investigation, also filed a complaint with the Morioka District Public Prosecutors Office on May 9 on suspicion of violating the Customs Act.
