Overview
- A Tomishiro Police Station spokesman confirmed Harris was released on Dec. 8 after roughly three weeks in detention.
- He was arrested Nov. 16 at Naha Airport in Okinawa after customs officials alleged they found 780 milligrams of MDMA in his bag.
- Officials declined to say whether charges were filed, though earlier reports noted prosecutors had received a customs complaint last week.
- Under Japan’s strict narcotics laws, a conviction in such cases can carry penalties of up to seven years in prison.
- During his detention, Harris was quietly dropped from a planned appearance at the Red Sea International Film Festival for the film Erupcja.