In 2023, the number of people arrested for drug smuggling in Japan amounted to a total of 495 people, the second-largest record in the last decade. The highest number of arrests for drug smuggling was recorded in 2019, when the police apprehended nearly five hundred people.
Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023
Including the smuggling of stimulants, cannabis, synthetic and psychotropic drugs, as well as opium. Figures prior to 2019 come from previous reporting.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (April 2, 2024). Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2024). Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of People Arrested for Smuggling Drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Number of people arrested for smuggling drugs in Japan from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004873/japan-drug-smuggling-reported-arrest/