8 Vietnamese nationals busted for smuggling liquid marijuana in liquor bottles

SHIZUOKA (TR) – Law enforcement in multiple regions have arrested eight Vietnamese nationals accused of operating a smuggling ring that brought illicit liquid marijuana into Japan from Vietnam, reports Fuji News Network (Sep. 15).

On Monday, the Shizuoka Prefectural Police, Nagoya Customs, and the Tokai-Hokuriku Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare’s Narcotics Control Department announced the arrest of Tran Cong Duong, 20, a demolition worker from Kojima, Iwata City, and a 16-year-old boy, also from Iwata on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Act for joint importation and possession for profit.

The arrests stem from their alleged involvement in smuggling liquid marijuana, a substance containing concentrated hallucinogenic compounds derived from cannabis.

Authorities seized approximately 23 kilograms of the liquid, with an estimated street value of 230 million yen; this is reportedly one of the largest seizures from a single organization in Japan.

According to investigators, the syndicate smuggled the cannabis extract into the country on 14 separate occasions between October 2025 and January 2026. To evade customs, the suspects allegedly concealed the liquid marijuana inside liquor bottles and shipped them alongside everyday household goods.

Investigators believe the confiscated haul is only a fraction of the operation. Police are continuing their probe into the syndicate’s broader network, operating under the high probability that the liquid cannabis has already been widely distributed across the domestic black market.

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静冈（TR）——据富士新闻网（9月15日）报道，多个地区的执法部门逮捕了8名越南公民，他们被指控经营一个走私团伙，从越南向日本走私非法液态大麻。

周一，静冈县警察厅、名古屋海关和东海北陆地区厚生劳动局麻醉品管制部门宣布，逮捕了来自磐田市儿岛的20岁拆迁工人Tran Cong Duong和一名同样来自磐田的16岁男孩，他们涉嫌违反《麻醉品管制法》，共同进口和持有毒品牟利。

此次逮捕行动源于他们涉嫌走私液态大麻，液态大麻是一种含有从大麻中提取的浓缩致幻化合物的物质。

当局查获了约 23 公斤液体，估计街头价值 2.3 亿日元；据报道，这是日本对单个组织查获的最大宗毒品案之一。

据调查人员称，该犯罪团伙在 2025 年 10 月至 2026 年 1 月期间，共 14 次走私大麻提取物进入该国。为了逃避海关检查，嫌疑人据称将液态大麻藏在酒瓶中，并与日常家居用品一起运输。

调查人员认为，缴获的毒品只是整个犯罪团伙的一小部分。警方正在继续调查该团伙的更广泛网络，并高度怀疑这些液态大麻很可能已经广泛流入国内黑市。

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