Overview
- Police took four men into custody at about 12:20 a.m. on Feb. 23 in a hotel room in Aichi Prefecture.
- Those arrested include XG producer Junho Sakai, known as JAKOPS and SIMON, and Avex employees Yudai Hasegawa and Noritoshi Yanagawa.
- Authorities allege joint possession of a bag of powdered cocaine under Japan’s Narcotics Control Law.
- Officers seized cocaine and dried cannabis during a Feb. 22 room search following a tip about drug use.
- The investigation remains active after XG held concerts in Nagoya on Feb. 21–22.