Woman Arrested for Selling Unapproved Sleeping Pills to Toyoko Girls
A 41-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of selling sleeping pills not approved for use in Japan to girls who frequent the "Toyoko" area of Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district, allegedly promoting the drugs on social media as a way to experience an intense high through excessive consumption. (News On Japan)
On December 2025 to January 2026, a 41-year-old woman named Nobue Ochiai was arrested for allegedly selling unapproved sleeping pills to young girls in Tokyo's Toyoko area. Ochiai allegedly imported the medication from overseas and promoted it on social media, urging consumption to achieve an intense high. She sold the pills to three girls on nine separate occasions.
Ochiai reportedly admitted to her actions, stating, "I started selling the drugs because I wanted to quickly deliver medication to people who were looking for it."
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