FG sailors peddling dope in Roppongi

[Captain Japan]

Drug cases may be linked
Gomiuri Shimbun

The discovery Monday that crew members aboard the U.S. guided missile cruiser Chancellorsville used illegal drugs at Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture has been linked to a similar discovery in November that resulted in crew members of a sister cruiser, the USS Vincennes, being punished for drug use, sources said.

According to sources, a 25-year-old petty officer, one of 14 Chancellorsville crew members discovered to have used illegal drugs, is suspected of having sold illegal drugs both on and off the base.

He allegedly knew a 23-year-old former crew member of the USS Vincenne who was discharged for allegedly smuggling illegal drugs into Japan through military mail services in August.

Japanese and U.S. investigators are set to examine the case, focusing on the relationships that may have facilitated the spread of illegal drug use among crew members of the two Ticonderoga Class naval vessels....the rest...

[Captain Japan]

Sounds like US military ships are where all the real parties are...
14 more U.S. sailors busted for drugs / Discovery of ecstasy, cocaine use on navy ships spreads to aircraft carrier
Daily Gomiuri

Fourteen crewmen of the USS Kittyhawk aircraft carrier have received or are to receive disciplinary action for violating military drug laws by using ecstasy and other illegal narcotics, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Tuesday.

The revelation came after 32 sailors stationed on the U.S. guided missile cruisers USS Chancellorsville and USS Vincennes were punished for use of stimulant drugs, cocaine, marijuana and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)--commonly known as ecstasy.

Seven sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been based out of Yokosuka Naval Base, Kanagawa Prefecture since 1998, have already received their punishments--ranging from cuts in pay to being discharge from the service.

Punitive measures will likely be meted out to another seven shortly.

More than 60 other members out of the crew of almost 5,500 aboard the Kittyhawk also have been implicated in the use of illegal narcotics, leading officials to investigate, further reinforcing the public's image of the U.S. Navy base as being rife with drugs.

Suspicion of a drug problem aboard the carrier came in spring during a surprise inspection, a source said. Several crew members were reported to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) after urine tests showed positive for drug use.

By autumn, a joint investigation into the matter between NCIS and Kanagawa prefectural police showed 14 personnel had abused narcotics.

According to statements by the 14 sailors, more than 60 others--largely in the engineering section--regularly used MDMA, cocaine and marijuana, meaning there will likely be an increase in the number of sailors receiving disciplinary action.

Some of the personnel are suspected of selling the illegal narcotics on busy shopping streets in Roppongi, Tokyo, as well as in Yokohama, Kawasaki and Yokosuka. The NCIS, Kanagawa prefectural police and other pertinent organizations are coordinating their efforts in the investigation.

In addition to acknowledging the drug use by crew members of the 44-year-old ship, the headquarters for the United States Forces, Japan issued a statement saying the navy would continue its unwavering stance against drug use within its ranks.

Last year, 18 crew members of the USS Vincennes were charged with drug use and punished or discharged.

As of January, 14 crew members aboard the USS Chancellorsville had also received disciplinary action for similar charges.

It is still unknown as to how the Kittyhawk crew members came into possession of the narcotics, but investigating officials from both Japan and the United States said they believe it was possible that a 23-year-old former Vincennes crewman had participated in acquiring MDMA and other drugs for the sailors and smuggled them using the military postal service.

The crewman left the country in August immediately after a warrant was obtained for his arrest by Kanagawa prefectural police. The police have since requested the National Police Agency demand the United States hand over the sailor.

[dimwit]

Saw this story in the Canadian news today, but I haven't heard anything about it anywhere else.

Three members of HMCS Winnipeg were recently detained by Japanese authorities while the ship was conducting a port visit in Tokyo.

Two of the people are military members and one is a civil employee. All were detained for the alleged use of a controlled substance. Tokyo police have released one of the military members, while the other two have been charged with use of a controlled substance.

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) says it has a zero-tolerance policy for illicit drug use and possession.

http://globalnews.ca/news/2496428/3-mem ... substance/

[kurogane]

Shades of Paul McCartney? If it's anything but weed they should be drummed out. If it is, they should apologise profusely and claim ignorance.

[dimwit]

It might well be that, but it doesn't matter, they are doing it in Japan. They will almost certainly enjoy an all expense paid trip to Camp Edmonton.

[kurogane]

Oh, the brig for sure. But hopefully they will get out of Japan with a stern warning. Like Sir Paul did. WTF were the Jpn doing boarding a Cdn ship, though!???? Didn't the Brits once bomb Kagoshima for something like that?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Oh, the brig for sure. But hopefully they will get out of Japan with a stern warning. Like Sir Paul did. WTF were the Jpn doing boarding a Cdn ship, though!???? Didn't the Brits once bomb Kagoshima for something like that?

I wonder where and how they were actually caught.

[kurogane]

Yeah, that's what gets me. Maybe they're really, really stupid (it is the navy, Cdn or not)? Or they bring dogs on board? Dem dogs is sure smart, eh? Wit dem dere noses dey got dey can smellz doughnuts from afar, eh!?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Yeah, that's what gets me. Maybe they're really, really stupid (it is the navy, Cdn or not)? Or they bring dogs on board? Dem dogs is sure smart, eh? Wit dem dere noses dey got dey can smellz doughnuts from afar, eh!?

Wouldn't getting picked up partying on shore leave be most likely? Or are (non US) foreign navy ships treated like any other vessel making port?

[kurogane]

It makes more sense. The way I read it the first time I assumed a search of the ship, but the story doesn't say how or where they were nabbed. Poor dumb fucks. Probably hillbillies if they're in the Cdn Forces, so we'll assume a poor man's stimulant powder of some sort. Can you even buy weed on the street here? Not that I would try.

[matsuki]

Sorry if I'm not reading between the lines here but is it just pot or what are we talking about here?

[kurogane]

For their sake, as men and as suspects, I hope so, but the news report only said controlled substances. Coz, like, speed is gay. Coke's kinda gay, too.

[matsuki]

Yeah, but remember that pot is scary and viewed here as if it's the worst possible thing you could ever do.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Can you even buy weed on the street here?

Nigerian touts in Roppongi and Shinjuku can get you anything you want. Besides, even if they got caught off ship they still could have brought whatever it was with them.

[matsuki]

One of my friends that visited me years ago still vividly remembers us being pursued by a tout that randomly started promising us golden showers on our tables. Talk about an opener...

[kurogane]

Nigerian touts in Roppongi and Shinjuku ..........

Ahhh, of course. Shows how much I know of Tokyo. I have always been impressed how many otherwise intelligent people will respond to solicitation from unknown Negroes in places where no Negro has any earthly business being. Outside of a Seattle Capitol Hill neighbourhood or near a university campus I would never answer unsolicited attention from one.

Yeah, but remember that pot is scary and viewed here as if it's the worst possible thing you could ever do.

I just heard that the other day when we were debating weed vs. speed. The argument against weed was that while not addictive it makes you happy and comfortable, whereas speed gets you up and edgy. I have always known that is the main Old Fart excuse but it was depressingly refreshing to hear it from a 20-something with no need to ganbaru and no prospects should she. Man, they really do hate weed.

[matsuki]

Nigerian touts in Roppongi and Shinjuku ..........

Ahhh, of course. Shows how much I know of Tokyo. I have always been impressed how many otherwise intelligent people will respond to solicitation from unknown Negroes in places where no Negro has any earthly business being. Outside of a Seattle Capitol Hill neighbourhood or near a university campus I would never answer unsolicited attention from one.

Yeah, but remember that pot is scary and viewed here as if it's the worst possible thing you could ever do.

I just heard that the other day when we were debating weed vs. speed. The argument against weed was that while not addictive it makes you happy and comfortable, whereas speed gets you up and edgy. I have always known that is the main Old Fart excuse but it was depressingly refreshing to hear it from a 20-something with no need to ganbaru and no prospects should she. Man, they really do hate weed.

Speed could help you work longer and faster...weed will make you not want to work and enjoy your life. So that begs the question, is speed legal here?

[kurogane]

Right, except the younger crowd seems to consider speed a preferred recreational drug. I do think it is the whole ganbaru seishin crap, and the preference for the edgy buzz over the mellow giggling munchies. And weed can lead to introspection, which they often naturally have enough of anyways. As to legality, by speed I mean whatever Kiyohara got popped for, so no, and they do seem to be cracking down a bit more, though apparently they have had their eye on him for a while now, and he must have been ratted out to have them search his home like that.

[Samurai_Jerk]

They probably went after Kiyohara because he has tats.

[matsuki]

They probably went after Kiyohara because he has tats.

I don't doubt that's considered warrant worthy here. Your honor, but this man has tattoos....

[kurogane]

Does he really have voluntary disfigurement? Like I said, I was always grateful to him for making baseball not make me want to do a Richard Cory, but the more I learn the less I like. And it does suggest a tendency to self-abuse that is now quite visible and all too public.

[wagyl]

Does he really have voluntary disfigurement? Like I said, I was always grateful to him for making baseball not make me want to do a Richard Cory, but the more I learn the less I like. And it does suggest a tendency to self-abuse that is now quite visible and all too public.

Yep
Isn't this more appropriate in his own thread?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Does he really have voluntary disfigurement? Like I said, I was always grateful to him for making baseball not make me want to do a Richard Cory, but the more I learn the less I like. And it does suggest a tendency to self-abuse that is now quite visible and all too public.

Doing drugs isn't necessarily anymore a sign of self abuse than drinking beer. Most people who do "hard" drugs don't become addicts and don't fuck up their lives. That's just war on drugs propaganda.

[legion]

They probably went after Kiyohara because he has tats.

Many years ago I worked on the Drug Abuse Prevention Center website

http://www.dapc.or.jp/

According to the helpful and informative literature they provided one of the signs of a drug user was the possession of juggling balls. I kid you not. The helpful and informative booklet also had a photo of a real drug bust, in which I noticed use of a kotatsu, so obviously a kotatsu is also a sure sign of a drug abuser.

[kurogane]

According to the helpful and informative literature they provided one of the signs of a drug user was the possession of juggling balls.

Well, if we remember that it tends to be the slower units that get caught...............

[matsuki]

LOL, WTF? Juggling junkies?