Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin (file photo taken Sept. 16, 2008) was arrested Jan. 30 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in Tokyo. The second-tier juryo division wrestler, whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa, became the first Japanese wrestler to be arrested in a marijuana scandal.

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