Originally Posted by
railroadtycoon
It's one thing to accidently bring in medicine, or even claim one was not "aware", however, in this recent case, and another similar case a few months ago with a another restricted medication, the person appeared to have deliberately taken steps to cover-up or deceive postal and customs officials. They claim to not have known, but it's hard to claim this based on the current story that she marked the package as "necklace" and had individual pills hidden under and within the jewelry and not in any type of original prescription container/packaging.
As usual, it's not the crime that they get you for; it's the cover-up.
I don't get the people covering for her. Japan is a different country with different laws. Nobody abducted her and forced her to work in Japan. When she chose to accept this assignment, she chose to live by Japan rules.
But they shouldn't waste any more taxpayer money on her. Just revoke her visa, deport her, and be done with it.