{"id":169434,"date":"2025-03-14T15:19:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=169434&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:19:20","slug":"two-men-arrested-for-drug-sales-via-social-media","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/two-men-arrested-for-drug-sales-via-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Men Arrested for Drug Sales via Social Media in Kitakyushu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two 23-year-old men from Kitakyushu\u2019s Kokurakita Ward have been arrested and indicted for possession of cannabis and cocaine with intent to sell. The Narcotics Control Department of the Kyushu Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare seized approximately 920 grams of cannabis and 170 grams of cocaine from an apartment linked to the suspects. Authorities say the men had been conducting drug sales primarily to people in their 20s through social media since September, earning over \u00a520 million. Undercover operations confirmed their involvement through online posts suggesting drug trafficking. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=14813770&amp;ymd=2025-03-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169429\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_sns-cabinas_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two Men Arrested for Drug Sales via Social Media in Kitakyushu\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_sns-cabinas_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_sns-cabinas_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_sns-cabinas_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_sns-cabinas_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&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>Two 23-year-old men from Kitakyushu\u2019s Kokurakita Ward have been arrested and indicted for possession of cannabis and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":169432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-169434","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/169434","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=169434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}