05/25/2022

HOKKAIDO – In March of this year, a 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana at a convenience store in Sapporo.

Marijuana in a plastic bag found inside a convenience store, 15-year-old boy arrested in Sapporo (TBS News)

Arrested on suspicion of violating the Marijuana Control Law was a 15-year-old boy, a self-proclaimed demolition worker, who lives in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo.

The boy is suspected of possessing a plastic bag containing approximately 2 grams of marijuana at a convenience store in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, on March 8 this year.

The incident was discovered when a store employee became suspicious of a plastic bag that had fallen into the store and reported it to the police.

The police identified the boy in a subsequent investigation and arrested him on the 24th of this month, about two and a half months later.

The boy has admitted to the police that he is suspected of the crime. Police are investigating the route of obtaining the marijuana.

News Source: TBS News