Prosecutors indicted Japanese actress and singer Noriko Sakai today for alleged amphetamine possession, brushing aside concerns that the case could go cold as only a small amount was found at her home.
The prosecutors are expected to file an additional indictment on a stimulant use charge on Sakai, 38, as the police have sent the corresponding papers.
The 0.008 gram of amphetamines that was seized from Sakai`s apartment room fell short of the average 0.03 gram that habitual users do in one time, leading some experts to question the possibility of indictment.
But prosecutors went ahead after weighing the fact that the amphetamines were carefully wrapped in aluminum foil and Sakai said she "kept them to use them later," according to investigative sources.
A urine test conducted on Sakai after her arrest on August 8 was negative, but traces of amphetamines were later detected from her hair samples.
The former pop idol has told investigators she began using amphetamines after being encouraged by her husband Yuichi Takaso, 41, and also said she fled to erase traces of amphetamines from her body after her husband was questioned
by police for alleged amphetamine possession.
The 0.008 gram of amphetamines that was seized from Sakai`s apartment room fell short of the average 0.03 gram that habitual users do in one time, leading some experts to question the possibility of indictment.
But prosecutors went ahead after weighing the fact that the amphetamines were carefully wrapped in aluminum foil and Sakai said she "kept them to use them later," according to investigative sources.
A urine test conducted on Sakai after her arrest on August 8 was negative, but traces of amphetamines were later detected from her hair samples.
The former pop idol has told investigators she began using amphetamines after being encouraged by her husband Yuichi Takaso, 41, and also said she fled to erase traces of amphetamines from her body after her husband was questioned
by police for alleged amphetamine possession.
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