Japanese police arrest two American women over an alleged attempt to smuggle about US$1 million worth of cannabis into Tokyo, officials and media reports say. The women are taken into custody after arriving at Haneda International Airport with suitcases containing dried plant material described by police as cannabis-like.
Reports agree on the approximate value and that one suspect says she was motivated by personal circumstances rather than profit. According to Japanese media cited by outlets, one woman tells police she accepted the job for money and because she was “attracted by the fact” she could travel to Japan for free. Some coverage emphasizes the quantity shown in released photographs, describing multiple small bags packed into the suitcases.
Outlets differ mainly in presentation and framing. Several articles stress Japan’s strict drug enforcement and zero-tolerance approach, while others focus more on the alleged logistics of smuggling and the seized items’ appearance and scale. All accounts attribute the allegations to Tokyo police and report that the women arrived from New York.
