[/floatl]Whenever there's a celebrity drug bust, it is fairly common for the culprits to claim that they bought drugs from a foreigner in Roppongi. Mostly, they say this so they can avoid implicating anyone more specifically in their crime. The reason people can make this claim, however, is that there are a lot of people selling drugs in Roppongi and a significant number are foreign nationals. With high profile drug busts appearing in the news on a regular basis, ZakZak has run a fairly lightweight feature on the district (Japanese) and its drug trade. The reporter visits Roppongi and notes that, although not as busy now that the economy has turned down, there are still a lot of foreigners gathering around the crossing as the sun goes down. Nigerian touts are conspicuous on the streets (they feature in the accompanying photograph with their faces clearly visible) and the reporter recalls that Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin claimed to have bought his stash on the road and wonders whether this is where drugs are freely on sale. An office worker in a nearby bar puts him right, saying that Wakarin's claim was probably a cover story. He points out that there is a heavy police presence on the streets these days so anyone randomly offering to sell drugs would soon be picked up which means Wakarin probably didn't buy them the way he said. The reporter decides to check for himself and approaches some of the touts asking for taima. They ask him if he means "weed" before telling him they can't help. The reporter says he then asks several other foreigners but they all give him a wide berth. Instead, the reporter discovers, most deals now rely on mobile phone contact. Customers learn the numbers of dealers through word of mouth and the two sides meet in an agreed location, usually a bar or club. Police say there are around 10 clubs within a 200m radius of the crossing which are known meeting spots and believe there are probably others which they do not know. Bar owners say they try to dissuade dealers because it is bad for business and one club owner claims he recently had to throw out one black foreigner he found smoking dope in the bathrooms. The reporter also mention that there are some new drug dealers in Japan these days. He describes them as "amateurs" who have cultivated marijuana plants themselves and have taken to selling them to friends. A recent arrest in Osaka uncovered an office worker selling home grown weed at 5-7,000 yen a gram. A police spokesman confirmed that they view all such drugs as gateway drugs and will continue to eradicate any distribution networks they can uncover.
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Roppongi: Hotbed Of Drug Dealers
by Mulboyne » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:39 am
[floatl][/floatl]Whenever there's a celebrity drug bust, it is fairly common for the culprits to claim that they bought drugs from a foreigner in Roppongi. Mostly, they say this so they can avoid implicating anyone more specifically in their crime. The reason people can make this claim, however, is that there are a lot of people selling drugs in Roppongi and a significant number are foreign nationals. With high profile drug busts appearing in the news on a regular basis, ZakZak has run a fairly lightweight feature on the district (Japanese) and its drug trade. The reporter visits Roppongi and notes that, although not as busy now that the economy has turned down, there are still a lot of foreigners gathering around the crossing as the sun goes down. Nigerian touts are conspicuous on the streets (they feature in the accompanying photograph with their faces clearly visible) and the reporter recalls that Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin claimed to have bought his stash on the road and wonders whether this is where drugs are freely on sale. An office worker in a nearby bar puts him right, saying that Wakarin's claim was probably a cover story. He points out that there is a heavy police presence on the streets these days so anyone randomly offering to sell drugs would soon be picked up which means Wakarin probably didn't buy them the way he said. The reporter decides to check for himself and approaches some of the touts asking for taima. They ask him if he means "weed" before telling him they can't help. The reporter says he then asks several other foreigners but they all give him a wide berth. Instead, the reporter discovers, most deals now rely on mobile phone contact. Customers learn the numbers of dealers through word of mouth and the two sides meet in an agreed location, usually a bar or club. Police say there are around 10 clubs within a 200m radius of the crossing which are known meeting spots and believe there are probably others which they do not know. Bar owners say they try to dissuade dealers because it is bad for business and one club owner claims he recently had to throw out one black foreigner he found smoking dope in the bathrooms. The reporter also mention that there are some new drug dealers in Japan these days. He describes them as "amateurs" who have cultivated marijuana plants themselves and have taken to selling them to friends. A recent arrest in Osaka uncovered an office worker selling home grown weed at 5-7,000 yen a gram. A police spokesman confirmed that they view all such drugs as gateway drugs and will continue to eradicate any distribution networks they can uncover.
[/floatl]Whenever there's a celebrity drug bust, it is fairly common for the culprits to claim that they bought drugs from a foreigner in Roppongi. Mostly, they say this so they can avoid implicating anyone more specifically in their crime. The reason people can make this claim, however, is that there are a lot of people selling drugs in Roppongi and a significant number are foreign nationals. With high profile drug busts appearing in the news on a regular basis, ZakZak has run a fairly lightweight feature on the district (Japanese) and its drug trade. The reporter visits Roppongi and notes that, although not as busy now that the economy has turned down, there are still a lot of foreigners gathering around the crossing as the sun goes down. Nigerian touts are conspicuous on the streets (they feature in the accompanying photograph with their faces clearly visible) and the reporter recalls that Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin claimed to have bought his stash on the road and wonders whether this is where drugs are freely on sale. An office worker in a nearby bar puts him right, saying that Wakarin's claim was probably a cover story. He points out that there is a heavy police presence on the streets these days so anyone randomly offering to sell drugs would soon be picked up which means Wakarin probably didn't buy them the way he said. The reporter decides to check for himself and approaches some of the touts asking for taima. They ask him if he means "weed" before telling him they can't help. The reporter says he then asks several other foreigners but they all give him a wide berth. Instead, the reporter discovers, most deals now rely on mobile phone contact. Customers learn the numbers of dealers through word of mouth and the two sides meet in an agreed location, usually a bar or club. Police say there are around 10 clubs within a 200m radius of the crossing which are known meeting spots and believe there are probably others which they do not know. Bar owners say they try to dissuade dealers because it is bad for business and one club owner claims he recently had to throw out one black foreigner he found smoking dope in the bathrooms. The reporter also mention that there are some new drug dealers in Japan these days. He describes them as "amateurs" who have cultivated marijuana plants themselves and have taken to selling them to friends. A recent arrest in Osaka uncovered an office worker selling home grown weed at 5-7,000 yen a gram. A police spokesman confirmed that they view all such drugs as gateway drugs and will continue to eradicate any distribution networks they can uncover.-
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by electrocat » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:18 am
overpriced weed. highgrade weed goes for 15 US dollars a gram.
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by soulboy » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:21 pm
I have to walk through the sh1th:ole every day and yeah last friday night I got jumped on by 3 cops who searched me saying "Roppongi is very dangerous place". I bet none of them ever saw a dangerous place in their lives. Anyone with any sense wouldn't go near there without getting high first.
Saw the three cops later on looking bored and empty handed.
Saw the three cops later on looking bored and empty handed.
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by TennoChinko » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:49 pm
That Nigerian dude in the foreground looks awfully familiar... they're definitely annoying as Hell.
What's even worse is that loser mustachioed whitey who touts for that titty bar upstairs from Propaganda.
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by Behan » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:16 pm
Somebody's avatar is topic relevant... 
(It would be for mine if this were a thread on overweight, overdrinking, couch potatoes.)
(It would be for mine if this were a thread on overweight, overdrinking, couch potatoes.)
His [Brendan Behan's] last words were to several nuns standing over his bed, "God bless you, may your sons all be bishops."
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by Samurai_Jerk » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:20 pm
TennoChinko wrote:What's even worse is that loser mustachioed whitey who touts for that titty bar upstairs from Propaganda.
Fuck you. I know that guy. Times have been tough and he does what he has to do to feed his family.
Faith is believing what you know ain't so. -- Mark Twain
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by TennoChinko » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:02 pm
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Fuck you. I know that guy. Times have been tough and he does what he has to do to feed his family.
That doesn't make him any less annoying. And, are we all supposed to cut him a big flying break 'cos he's a fellow crackerjack?
If the "times are tough, gotta feed the family" line really did work, how about sharing your sympathy with Bayo Adeoni the Nigerian tout down the street, his cousin Soki Mobutu, the 419 scam artist back home, or Juzo Matsumoto - the half-Korean shabu dealer and sometimes pimp ? -- I am sure they will all agree that 'times are tough' and that they too have 'got families to feed'.
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