A former general affairs bureau chief of Chiba City, who is now a special representative audit committee member, was arrested by the police for possessing and using stimulants.
Keiji Yamada (61), a representative audit committee member of Chiba City, was arrested.
According to the police, he is suspected of violating the stimulants control law by possessing and using stimulants in his home in Chuo Ward, Chiba City.
In the process of investigating another drug case by the Kanagawa Prefectural Police, the representative audit committee surfaced, and when they searched the house on the 26th, stimulants were found in the pocket of the jacket, and a positive reaction was found in the subsequent urine test.
According to the police, the police are investigating the acquisition route, etc., saying that they have admitted the suspicion that there is no doubt about the investigation.
According to Chiba City, Yamada served as the director of the general affairs department for three years until March last year, and in April this year he was appointed as a representative audit committee member of a special position to audit financial affairs.
Shunichi Kamiya, Mayor of Chiba City, commented, "I sincerely apologize for seriously undermining the trust of the citizens."