Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer explains to the media May 16 how a 49-year-old man claiming to be French has attempted to smuggle about 6 kilograms of cannabis resin into Japan. Jean Lacombe, a resident of Bangkok, was arrested on suspicion of smuggling the cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of 48 million yen, into Narita airport.

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