Overview

• The arrest concerns Fetsuani Lautaimi, 32, a member of League One Division Two side NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu.
• Abiko Police say he drove his private car in Abiko at about 2:20 a.m. on October 5 while intoxicated and without a license.
• Police responded to a call about a stopped car with a sleeping driver, and the vehicle then moved tens of meters after officers approached.
• NEC announced on October 6 that it ended Lautaimi’s contract and issued an apology, citing a commitment to compliance and restoring trust.
• According to the team website, Lautaimi is from Tonga and joined the club in September, and he remains under investigation under Japan’s road-traffic law.