Overview
- Kanagawa police announced the re-arrest of three men who identified as Iranian nationals, including alleged ringleader Mohammadi Ali, on suspicion of possessing stimulants for profit.
- Officers searched a walled warehouse in Fuji City in October and confiscated about 50,000 tablets and roughly 40 kilograms of methamphetamine in powder or crystal form.
- Additional seizures included about 10 kilograms of opium, around 10 kilograms of cocaine, and approximately 200 cartridges of cannabis liquid.
- Some tablets carried images such as Spider-Man and Super Mario and were colorful, with police saying the appearance could lower psychological resistance to use.
- The joint operation by Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Aichi prefectural police with Yokohama Customs is probing a network that allegedly processed smuggled meth into tablets, with valuations placing the meth haul at over ¥20 billion.