The Seibu Lions said Wednesday that a 30-year-old male employee was arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police on April 4 for importing cannabis.
The employee, who was not named by the Pacific League club, was caught after customs at Narita airport detected the cannabis in the mail sent to him from the United States. He has been indicted and was released on bail on Friday.
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