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The American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been detained in Japan since mid-November after being accused of attempting to bring a substance containing MDMA into the country in his luggage.
The case was reported by the REUTERS agency this Thursday, following the formal disclosure by local authorities. Harris, 36, was part of the Netflix series Emily in Paris, and is also the author of the acclaimed musical work Slave Play.
According to local press, the 46-year-old artist was arrested on November 16 at Naha Airport, on Okinawa Island, after a customs officer found 0.78 grams of a crystal containing the synthetic narcotic MDMA inside his carry-on bag. The amount is equivalent to about 780 milligrams, a figure notably higher than a common recreational dose, which usually ranges between 75 and 125 milligrams, according to data cited by The Hollywood Reporter.
Following the discovery, customs personnel notified local authorities, who immediately proceeded to arrest him for an alleged violation of Japan's Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act.
