A: Hey John, any news happening around here?
B: Not much, just the usual. Why do you ask?
A: Well, there's this thing about these two guys getting arrested by the cops!
B: Oh really? Who are they and what did they do?
A: One's a British guy named Kim Tung Nguyen and the other is an American, Jason Raymond Scott. They got busted for smuggling drugs into Japan.
B: No way! How much stuff were we talking about here?
A: About 17 kilograms of stimulant drugs, to be exact. And it's estimated that the street value is over six million dollars!
B: Whoa, that's some serious cash! What did they do exactly?
A: Scott apparently flew here from Los Angeles with a suitcase full of the stuff and gave it to Nguyen. They were violating Japan's Stimulants Control Act.
B: And where did the rest of the drugs come from that they had in their lodging?
A: Well, when investigators searched the place where Nguyen was staying, they found six suitcases with nearly 100 kilograms of stimulant drugs, making its street value over thirty-seven million dollars!
B: That's insane! What did they say about all this?
A: Both suspects have denied the allegations. Crazy stuff, right? I wonder what'll happen next...
B: Not much, just the usual. Why do you ask?
A: Well, there's this thing about these two guys getting arrested by the cops!
B: Oh really? Who are they and what did they do?
A: One's a British guy named Kim Tung Nguyen and the other is an American, Jason Raymond Scott. They got busted for smuggling drugs into Japan.
B: No way! How much stuff were we talking about here?
A: About 17 kilograms of stimulant drugs, to be exact. And it's estimated that the street value is over six million dollars!
B: Whoa, that's some serious cash! What did they do exactly?
A: Scott apparently flew here from Los Angeles with a suitcase full of the stuff and gave it to Nguyen. They were violating Japan's Stimulants Control Act.
B: And where did the rest of the drugs come from that they had in their lodging?
A: Well, when investigators searched the place where Nguyen was staying, they found six suitcases with nearly 100 kilograms of stimulant drugs, making its street value over thirty-seven million dollars!
B: That's insane! What did they say about all this?
A: Both suspects have denied the allegations. Crazy stuff, right? I wonder what'll happen next...
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Two individuals, Kim Tung Nguyen (British) and Jason Raymond Scott (American), were arrested for smuggling drugs into Japan. Approximately 17 kg of stimulant drugs were found on them, with a street value estimated at over six million dollars. A larger stash of nearly 100 kg was discovered at
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251010_14/#conversation
Date: Oct. 10, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-10
Created: 2025/10/11 01:10
Updated: 2025/12/08 00:46
Last Read: 2025/10/11 11:36