{"id":176116,"date":"2026-02-19T10:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=176116&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:42:09","slug":"drug-seizures-at-moji-customs-quadruple-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/drug-seizures-at-moji-customs-quadruple-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Seizures at Moji Customs Quadruple in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moji Customs announced that the volume of smuggled drugs seized within its jurisdiction in 2025 rose to more than four times the previous year\u2019s total. Authorities confiscated over 100 kilograms of stimulants and marijuana, the first time annual seizures have exceeded that level since 2019. The increase was attributed to a rebound in international travel after the pandemic and several cases involving large single shipments. In June, officials seized more than 30 kilograms of stimulants in one case, the largest single haul on record. Customs officials also warned that deceptive recruitment of drug couriers is increasing and urged the public not to become involved in smuggling activities.  <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=16947311&#038;ymd=2026-02-17\" target=\"_blank\">KBC News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.customs.go.jp\/moji\/moji_houdou\/20260217_pressrelease_R7_kanzeihouihan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Moji Customs<\/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\/2026\/02\/fnn_drug-customs-news-ai_2026_cl.jpeg?resize=1514%2C842&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1514\" height=\"842\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_drug-customs-news-ai_2026_cl.jpeg?w=1514&amp;ssl=1 1514w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_drug-customs-news-ai_2026_cl.jpeg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_drug-customs-news-ai_2026_cl.jpeg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_drug-customs-news-ai_2026_cl.jpeg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: For image purpose only<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moji Customs announced that the volume of smuggled drugs seized within its jurisdiction in 2025 rose to more than four times&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176116","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/176116","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}