OKINAWA (TR) – Okinawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly smuggling roughly 6 kilograms of methamphetamine from Thailand final yr, studies Jiji Press (Jan. 20).
On September 30, Takaya Okamoto is alleged to have arrived at Naha Airport on a global flight from Thailand with the 6 kilograms of kakuseizai (methamphetamine) hid in two suitcases.
The contraband has a road worth of roughly 340 million yen.
Law enforcement has not revealed whether or not Okamoto admits to violating the Stimulants Control Act. He was prosecuted on Tuesday.
The medication had been hidden in small plastic luggage hidden in packaging for snacks.
According to the Okinawa District Customs Office, that is the biggest seizure of methamphetamine at Naha Airport.