US EditionTokyo 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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