A man in his 20s in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis liquid at his home in violation of the Narcotics Control Law, while on a suspended sentence for cocaine use and other offences.[1][2] The arrested man is a 24-year-old restaurant employee who lives in Sasebo.[1] Police allege that on 28 September he possessed about 0.3 grams of cannabis liquid at his home, where he lived alone.[1][2] Police say he told investigators the liquid was something he had, admitting the allegation.[1][2]
In January this year he had received a guilty verdict with a suspended sentence, two years and six months imprisonment with a four-year suspension, for cocaine use and other offences.[1] He had also been arrested and referred to prosecutors over allegedly providing a bank account for payment to a fraud group from September to October this year.[1] Police say they found the cannabis liquid during that fraud-related investigation and, after testing confirmed the suspicion, rearrested him on 10 November for alleged possession in violation of the Narcotics Control Law.[1] Police are still investigating whether he used the cannabis liquid and how he obtained it.[1]
