MIE – Law enforcement has arrested a 50-year-old male Brazilian nationwide who’s suspected in a pair of incidents involving cocaine smuggling final yr, reviews the Ise Shimbun (Jan. 7).
On Tuesday, officers from the Suzuka Police Station rearrested Julio Henrique Date Miyahira, an organization government from Tsu City, on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
The suspect is accused of conspiring with an unknown particular person to smuggle roughly 3 kilograms of cocaine from Brazil to a associated celebration in Suzuka City on November 7.
The contraband has a road worth of 75 million yen, police stated.
Police haven’t revealed whether or not he has admitted to the allegations.
According to police, customs officers inspected the bags upon arrival at Kansai International Airport and found cocaine hidden in a protein bag.
Customs and the prefectural police are persevering with the investigation.
The suspect was first arrested final month for smuggling cocaine utilizing an analogous technique in October.
Police imagine the suspect has accomplices each inside and outdoors of Japan. Law enforcement can be investigating any connections to drug trafficking organizations.