Murky ‘controlled delivery’ of mock drugs by Japan police nets innocent man – The Mainichi

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1. >An individual connected to the investigation commented, “It could have been done as a political scheme or for harassment.”

   >The man, it turns out, is reportedly somewhat of a leader for a group that criticizes the Communist Party of China. Before his arrest, messages had been posted online seeming to foreshadow his arrest, such as, “If (the man’s online handle) is handed a 30-year prison sentence, his life is over.” Around the same time, a suspicious vehicle was reportedly witnessed apparently surveiling the man’s home.

   As usual, there is more to the story than the Mainichi click-bait title would suggest. This *isn’t* like that scenario where Customs planted drugs in a passenger’s suitcase “for training purposes” then forgot where they were until the passenger was arrested…

2. Ahhh, Japanese keystones. Gotta love ’em.

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   >While the man was at home on April 19, a cardboard box from the U.S. arrived. About 30 minutes later, the man opened the package to see what was inside, and found a number of lighting fixtures. The man was arrested on the spot, suspected of breaching the country’s narcotics special measures law.
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   >Although he insisted to police that he was unrelated to the delivery, on May 10 he was slapped with fresh charges of importing drugs for the purposes of sale, and his detention was sustained.

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   Really love the way they just arrest first – send you to the slammer for ***three fucking weeks*** in the best-case (extended by an additional 3 weeks or more, per charge, indefinitely, as they see fit – like they were doing with Ghosn, but on a much larger scale) – all while your job, family, and friends have no fucking idea where you are – while not *actually being convicted of anything*.

   And the Japanese ministry of justice wonders why Amnesty Intl. complains about them.

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   I remember this happening to a Japanese mate of mine a long time ago. Dude just dropped off the face of the Earth for 3 weeks until they decided to let him go.

3. This is insane.

4. Moral of this story: If a package arrives that you didn’t order, refuse delivery. If you know it’s not yours, don’t touch it. Refuse to sign. Leave it sitting on your front porch. Or hell, call the police and report a suspicious package.