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Japanese narcotics authorities announced on Wednesday that they had confiscated 1.046 tons of cannabis, with an estimated street value of around 5.2 billion yen ($35 million), in what they described as the country's largest-ever single drug seizure. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Narcotics Control Department, three Vietnamese nationals were arrested for allegedly smuggling cannabis in a shipping container and storing it at a material yard in Tochigi Prefecture. The suspects have since been indicted for violating Japan's narcotics control law.
One ton of seized cannabis displayed in Tokyo on 13 August 2025 (photo credit: Kyodo)
One ton of seized cannabis displayed in Tokyo on 13 August 2025 (photo credit: Kyodo)
Record 1 ton of cannabis, worth $35 mil., seized in Japan
Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on the street, marking Japan's largest-ever single-raid illegal drug haul.