Myanmar national suspect arrested for smuggling over 3 kg of prohibited food. Nay Naing Oo (42), an unemployed Myanmar national from Kita Ward, Tokyo.
Sausages and other items were placed in 34 bags divided into multiple boxes and brought in as hand luggage. They have repeatedly brought in the animals and received warnings from the Animal Quarantine Service and Plant Protection Station a total of 20 times in the past year up until last month. In response to the investigation, the suspect denied some of the charges, saying, ''I was only transporting the bag because I was asked to do so, and I didn't know that there was meat or plants inside.''