TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested Simon, the producer of the globally lively all-girl music group XG, and three others on suspicion of possession of cocaine and marijuana, stories Nippon News Network (Feb. 23).
At round 12:30 a.m. on Monday, police discovered 39-year-old Simon, whose actual identify is Junho Sakai, and the opposite three suspects to be in possession of an unspecified quantity of cocaine and marijuana at a resort in Aichi Prefecture.
Two of the opposite three suspects — Yudai Hasegawa, 38, and Noritoshi Yanagawa, 51 — are workers of music conglomerate Avex. They have been within the resort room with Sakai on the time of the raid.
The cocaine was in 4 baggage positioned on a desk. A fifth bag contained the marijuana, police mentioned.
XG is a seven-member group. Sakai attended an XG efficiency in Nagoya the evening earlier than the bust.
The police division answerable for medication and firearms had been investigating the matter after receiving an nameless tip final 12 months.