Published
Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 09:10
- The US DJ was reportedly detained in Fukuoka on Saturday afternoon after customs officials found 0.3g in his possession.
David Morales was reportedly arrested in Japan over the weekend on "suspicion of smuggling" 0.3g of MDMA.
According to national newspaper Asahi Shimbun, the Grammy Award-winning artist was travelling from Hong Kong to Fukuoka on Saturday afternoon when customs officials found a small bag containing the class A drug in his carry-on luggage. Morales denied it was his, claiming that someone else put it there. "He was arrested for allegedly violating the law on narcotics and psychotropics control," a police spokesman told news agency AFP.
Japan has a zero-tolerance policy on drugs. The penalty for possession of class A substances for personal use, however small the amount, carries a maximum prison sentence of seven years and a fine of ¥3 million (£19,821).
Morales was due to perform at Fukuoka club Bijou on October 6th, followed by an appearance in Tokyo the following day. On Saturday evening, the promoter of the Fukuoka show posted on Instagram saying that Morales wouldn't be attending because he was "sick."
Resident Advisor reached out to Morales's team, who said they're "unable to comment at this time, but will share further information with you as and when we're able to do so."
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