OSAKA (TR) – A 23-year-old Spanish man was arrested final month over the alleged smuggling of almost 9,000 tablets of the artificial drug MDMA and different medication.
On October 6, Giraldo Alexander Ramirez, who claims to be a chef, is alleged to have tried to smuggle 9,872 tablets of MDMA, or Ecstasy, and different medication for the aim of sale from France into Japan upon arrival at Kansai Worldwide Airport.
Police haven’t revealed whether or not Ramirez admits to allegations of violating the Narcotics Management Act and the Customs Act, stories Nippon Information Community (Nov. 6).
In keeping with the police and customs, the road worth of the contraband is roughly 54 million yen, making this the third largest seizure of MDMA at Kansai Worldwide Airport over the previous 5 years.
Upon the defendant’s arrival, customs officers on the airport had been suspicious of the defendant’s suitcase on condition that they had been conscious previous instances of drug smuggling from France.
Once they opened it, they discovered a glue-like odor and the underside of the suitcase was suspiciously thick and heavy. Upon testing, the suitcase gave a constructive outcome for unlawful medication.
The MDMA tablets had been inside a vacuum-packed plastic baggage wrapped them in carbon paper and aluminum foil. These had been hidden them within the backside of his suitcase and behind his backpack.
