TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested Shinichi Suzukawa, a former sumo wrestler identified by the title Wakakirin, over the alleged possession of liquid marijuana within the Kabukicho red-light district earlier this 12 months, stories Nippon News Network (Oct. 17).
Around mid-May, Suzukikawa allegedly possessed a container containing 0.1 grams of hashish liquid on the streets of Kabukicho.
Regarding violating the Narcotics Control Act, Suzukikawa denied the costs. “I thought it was legal,” he stated.
Prior to the invention, police started questioning Suzukawa whereas he was a automobile. During the session, they discovered the container full of liquid marijuana in his pants pocket. An evaluation revealed that the liquid contained hashish elements, which led to his arrest on October 16.
Suzukawa was a sumo wrestler within the prime division. Following his arrest in 2009 for possession of marijuana within the Roppongi leisure quarter, he was dismissed from the Japan Sumo Association. He was additionally arrested in March 2021 for possession of marijuana at JR Ikebukuro Station.
Suzukawa was scheduled to wrestle in a match at C.A.C.C. Snake Pit Japan in Suginami Ward on October 22. Representative Miyato Masamitsu apologized on social media.