OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man for allegedly supplying dozens of prescription capsules to 2 teenage ladies he met at a well-liked youth gathering spot in Osaka City, reviews the Sankei Shimbun (May 27).
Yuki Imagawa, a resident of Higashiosaka City, is understood amongst youths loitering beneath the well-known Glico operating man signboard within the Minami district — an space colloquially dubbed “Gurishita” — as “Mr. Pharmacist.”
Upon looking out his residence, police seized a staggering stash of over 5,000 capsules spanning 14 various kinds of treatment.
Imagawa is accused of violating the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act. During questioning, he informed police that he obtained the medication by way of reputable medical consultations. He mentioned, “I was prescribed the medicine while receiving welfare.”
According to Osaka Police, the suspect met a 15-year-old junior highschool pupil and a 17-year-old highschool pupil at a resort in Osaka in late January.
There, he allegedly handed the women a complete of 60 capsules, together with sleep-inducing and psychotropic medication, earlier than permitting them to remain in a single day at his dwelling.
The two ladies reportedly consumed over 20 capsules at a resort and a karaoke parlor. After leaving Imagawa’s residence, the pair had been found in a comatose state aboard a prepare and brought into protecting custody. Information supplied by the women after their restoration led investigators on to Imagawa.
Authorities are persevering with to research how Imagawa managed to stockpile such a large amount of pharmaceuticals.