{"id":167709,"date":"2024-12-12T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=167709&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T02:55:31","slug":"construction-worker-arrested-for-smuggling-2kg-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/construction-worker-arrested-for-smuggling-2kg-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Worker Arrested for Smuggling 2kg of Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 22-year-old construction worker has been arrested and indicted for smuggling approximately 2kg of dried cannabis from Thailand into Japan, concealed in candy boxes for resale purposes. The cannabis, valued at approximately \u00a510 million, was discovered in checked luggage at Fukuoka Airport on November 12. Authorities also arrested a 26-year-old restaurant owner who had communicated with the suspect via social media. This marks the largest cannabis seizure at Fukuoka Airport since 2003. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20241211\/5010026482.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\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_cannabis-airport-nov_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C801&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Construction Worker Arrested for Smuggling 2kg of Cannabis\" width=\"1400\" height=\"801\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_cannabis-airport-nov_2024_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_cannabis-airport-nov_2024_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_cannabis-airport-nov_2024_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C586&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fnn_cannabis-airport-nov_2024_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C439&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 22-year-old construction worker has been arrested and indicted for smuggling approximately 2kg of dried cannabis from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":167716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-167709","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\/167709","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=167709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}