{"id":174615,"date":"2025-12-02T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174615&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:15:29","slug":"arrest-in-fukuoka-drug-sale-case","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/arrest-in-fukuoka-drug-sale-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest in Fukuoka Drug Sale Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Chuo Ward on suspicion of selling about 100 grams of cannabis for \u00a5500,000 on a street in Akasaka in September. A 53-year-old taxi driver from Itoshima, believed to have purchased the drugs, was also arrested for possession and use. Police seized cannabis, stimulants, and other illegal substances valued at roughly \u00a53.85 million from the homes of the buyer and two acquaintances of the main suspect, both of whom were additionally arrested. All four reportedly admitted to the allegations. Investigators are continuing to examine the distribution routes and details of the suspected transactions. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=16496422&amp;ymd=2025-12-01\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/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\/2025\/12\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-dec_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrest in Fukuoka Drug Sale Case\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-dec_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-dec_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-dec_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fnn_unsplash-cannabis-dec_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by CRYSTALWEED cannabis on Unsplash<\/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>Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Chuo Ward on suspicion of selling about 100 grams of cannabis for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174615","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chuo-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174615","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=174615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}