Record 180 kg cannabis haul seized from Tokyo condominium; two arrested
Metropolitan Police seized about 180 kilograms of cannabis with a street value of 720 million yen from a Tokyo condominium in July 2008, the largest amount ever taken in a Japanese police raid. A 40-year-old Tokyo executive and a 22-year-old Chinese student were arrested for allegedly possessing the drug for sale.
Officers of the Metropolitan Police Department seized around 180 kilograms of cannabis
with a street value of 720 million yen from a condominium in Tokyo in July 2008.[1][2]Police called it the largest amount ever found in a raid in Japan.[1][2]A 40-year-old
Tokyo company executive and a 22-year-old Chinese student were arrested on suspicion of
possessing the cannabis for sale.[1]
The seizure came amid a wave of cannabis arrests that put marijuana on Japan’s front pages
in 2008, drawing in students, suburban householders and sumo wrestlers.[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.
Osaka police arrested two men from Ikuno Ward over the alleged sale of an item as cannabis, including a man who once fought in the BreakingDown event. A plant fragment found in one suspect's car tested as cannabis, and seized phones pointed to deals with several people.
Police raided a factory in Katsuragi, Wakayama, on 16 November 2016 and seized more than 10,000 cannabis plants valued at about 2 billion yen. Four Osaka men were arrested on suspicion of growing marijuana for sale.
