Tuesday, June 23, 2015

TOYOTA HQ RAIDED!

Toyota's HQ in Tokyo--
raided along with the Toyota City HQ


トヨタ役員麻薬密輸 警視庁、愛知・豊田市の本社など家宅捜索

警視庁が、トヨタ自動車の本社などを家宅捜索した。
家宅捜索は、トヨタ自動車常務役員のジュリー・アン・ハンプ容疑者(55)が、麻薬の成分を含む錠剤57錠をアメリカから密輸した疑いで逮捕されたことを受けて行われたもので、警視庁は23日、愛知・豊田市の本社と東京・文京区の東京本社などを家宅捜索した。

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has raided Toyota headquarters.
The raids were carried out on April 23 in relation to the alleged smuggling of 57 drug tablets by suspect Julie Hamp, a Toyota Managing Officer, after her arrest last week. The tablets were said to have been sent to her from the United States.
The police raided both the Toyota City headquarters and also Tokyo headquarters in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

[intriguingly, the video caption says "and other places" were also raided, without specifying what places.][Asahi Shimbun reports that three places were raided, but doesn't name the third place.]

http://www.fnn-news.com/news/headlines/articles/CONN00295642.html

Reuters also reports, also with today's new police leak:
Hamp told police she brought the drugs into Japan to treat pain in her knees, Kyodo News reported earlier on Tuesday.
Asahi Shimbun reports today that Julie is sticking to her denial of the charges.