Most cases of stimulant smuggling to Japan in 2010 by air
Local Japanese News In English
Japanese police handled 135 cases of attempted smuggling of stimulants into Japan last year, of which 115 involved drug runners concealing such contraband in airplane carry-on luggage, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Cases of illegal stimulant smuggling using international flights to Japan totaled 49 in 2008 and jumped to 127 the following year. In the police uncovered such cases for the first time at Toyama, Okayama and Hiroshima airports, the agency said. (AP)
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