Cambodian authorities have arrested a Japanese man for allegedly attempting to smuggle stimulants out of the country.
The Japanese embassy in the capital Phnom Penh confirmed the arrest.
Local media reported that Shunichi Nonaka, aged 72, entered the country last Tuesday as a tourist. It added that when he was leaving the country on Saturday, about 1.7 kilograms of stimulants were reportedly found concealed in his baggage during airport checks.
The media quoted the suspect as telling police that he visited Cambodia on a smuggling mission. He reportedly said he was hired by a resident of Japan, who appears to be a Ghanaian national. He was reportedly instructed to receive the drug from a man living in Phnom Penh, who is likely to be a Nigerian.
The police are investigating whether a criminal organization is involved in the smuggling.
NHK
