TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. executive Julie Hamp was arrested
Thursday in Japan for allegedly violating the country's narcotics
control law, Japanese media reported, citing the Tokyo Metropolitan
Police Department.
Ms. Hamp, an American, is suspected of having imported 57
tablets that contained narcotics to Japan from the U.S., national
public broadcaster NHK reported.
NHK said the tablets were suspected of containing oxycodone,
which is a legal prescription painkiller in the U.S. Imports of
oxycodone are restricted under Japan's narcotics control law.
A package containing the tablets was intercepted by customs
officers in Tokyo earlier this month, Japanese media said. Ms. Hamp
is denying the allegation, saying that she didn't believe she
imported narcotics, the reports said.
The Metropolitan Police Department and Toyota declined to
comment in response to queries from The Wall Street Journal. It
wasn't immediately clear whether Ms. Hamp has a lawyer.
Ms. Hamp, 55, became Toyota's first female managing officer in
April, handling corporate communications. She has also worked at
General Motors and Pepsi.
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