Police arrested a 75-year-old unemployed man from Ikeda, Nagano Prefecture, by 10 November 2026 on suspicion of growing cannabis at his home and possessing narcotics.[1][2][3] He was arrested on suspicion of violations of the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act and other laws, the report said.[1][2] Investigators said he grew about 90 cannabis plants in his garden and inside the house.[1][3][4] Officers found 1 kilogram of dried cannabis at the house, and police believe he grew it.[1][3][4] The arrest was the third in the cultivation case, made by Omachi police station with prefectural police, the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun reported.[5] The newspaper published a police handout photo of the cannabis plants seized from the grounds of the man’s home.[5]

The man had first been arrested red-handed on 29 September 2026 for possessing 1 gram of narcotics at home and was later re-arrested on suspicion of using narcotics.[6][1][4] Police suspect he possessed more than 1 kilogram of narcotics, which they valued at 5 million yen at street prices.[6][1] The man admitted the allegations in questioning, the report said.[6][1][3][4] Police said they were investigating on the view that he had grown the drugs he held.[1]