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Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan’s largest bust of ketamine

  • Tokyo customs officials seized about 40 kilograms of ketamine from a French woman arriving at Haneda airport in April 2025.
  • The seizure followed suspicions that the 21-year-old cook tried to smuggle the drug into Japan, leading to a criminal complaint on Friday.
  • The ketamine was found in two suitcases with a street value estimated at 920 million yen, or about 8.8 million dollars.
  • Ketamine, a powerful anesthetic approved for surgical use in the US, is also consumed recreationally for euphoric and hallucinogenic effects.
  • Officials believe this bust represents the largest ketamine seizure made by Tokyo customs, indicating increased vigilance against drug smuggling.
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Tokyo customs make what is believed to be Japan's largest bust of ketamine

Tokyo police and customs have made what is believed to be their biggest bust of the anesthetic drug ketamine.

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abc News broke the news in United States on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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