Overview
- The multi-agency team led by Aichi Prefectural Police arrested three men Tuesday on suspicion of importing meth for sale.
- Officials estimate about 215 kilograms of meth, valued at roughly ¥11.4 billion, were concealed in cotton inside a shipping container.
- Investigators say the cargo moved from the United Arab Emirates to Kobe Port between January 26 and March 10.
- Those arrested are British national Mohammed Abed, 50, and Nepalese nationals Giri Kirisna, 37, and Bandari Sagar, 32, whose pleas have not been disclosed.
- Nagoya Customs alerted police in April after finding meth in 7 of 132 cotton bales, and tests showing about 32% drug content in sampled cotton led to the 215‑kilogram estimate.