Two men referred in Goto over 2.9 g cannabis and cocaine
Two visitors arrested with about 2.9 grams of dried cannabis in Goto City in August were additionally referred to prosecutors by 2 November 2026. Police cite five counts in total covering further cannabis and cocaine possession and use for personal smoking.
Police additionally referred two men to the Nagasaki District Public Prosecutors
Office Goto branch by 2 November 2026 on suspicion of cannabis and cocaine
possession and use.[1][2]The two are a 30-year-old self-employed man from Kiyama
town in Saga Prefecture and a 24-year-old construction worker from Onojo City in
Fukuoka Prefecture.[1][2]
The August case cited suspected violation of the Narcotics Control Law for
possessing dried cannabis in Goto City.[3][2]Police say the pair were arrested
red-handed at about 5 p.m. on 13 August in Goto City for possessing about 2.9
grams of dried cannabis.[1][2]They had been visiting Goto on a trip and were
travelling by car when officers conducting traffic enforcement questioned them,
which led to discovery of the cannabis.[1][2]Further investigation established
suspected additional possession and use of dried cannabis and cocaine, bringing
the referrals to five counts in total by 2 November.[1][2]
Both men have admitted the allegations.[1][2]They reportedly told investigators
the drugs were for their own smoking.[1][2]Police say they are continuing to
investigate the supply route.[1][2]
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A 43-year-old Turkish man was arrested in Gifu on suspicion of using cannabis after a fire in his apartment building sent 12 residents to hospital with minor injuries. Police found cannabis components in his urine during the fire investigation and are examining any link between the drug use and the blaze.
A 28-year-old company employee from Kurashiki was arrested on 11 November 2026 for allegedly using cannabis between May and August 2026. A roadside questioning on 31 August and a urine test led to the arrest, which the man admitted.
The Maebashi District Public Prosecutors Office indicted a 33-year-old Vietnamese man on 7 November 2026 for growing 207 cannabis plants at his Ashikaga home between about 16 March and 1 July and possessing about 2,900 grams of dried cannabis for profit. He was also accused of remaining in Japan illegally after his residence status was revoked.
Arrested 1Charged 1Plants destroyed 207Cannabis 2.9 kg
Nagoya Customs denounced a 21-year-old Vietnamese man and a 16-year-old boy living in Iwata, Shizuoka, on 29 September 2026 over the import of about 11.4 kg of THC liquid from Vietnam by international post. Police had arrested the pair on 14 September as suspected ringleaders; customs says more than 20 kg of liquid cannabis was seized in the case.
