{"id":158260,"date":"2023-11-17T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158260&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-17T11:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T02:37:40","slug":"sri-lankan-executive-arrested-in-fukuoka-for-alleged-cannabis-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/sri-lankan-executive-arrested-in-fukuoka-for-alleged-cannabis-smuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lankan Executive Arrested in Fukuoka for Alleged Cannabis Smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Sri Lankan company executive residing in Fukuoka has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling about 1 kilogram of solid substance containing cannabis from Sri Lanka through international courier services. The suspect denies the allegations. Detected at Kitakyushu Airport, the substance was hidden in cans and is suspected to be commercially available in Sri Lanka. The police state the suspect claims the substance was for medical purposes and denies knowing about the cannabis content. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20231116\/5010022475.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_cannabis-srilankan_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C799&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sri Lankan Executive Arrested in Fukuoka for Alleged Cannabis Smuggling\" width=\"1400\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_cannabis-srilankan_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_cannabis-srilankan_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_cannabis-srilankan_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_cannabis-srilankan_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sri Lankan company executive residing in Fukuoka has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling about 1 kilogram of solid substance containing cannabis from Sri Lanka through international courier services&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158260","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}