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Australian golfer arrested in Japan for possessing cocaine
Australian golfer Wayne Perske was arrested early Saturday in Japan on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said.The 36-year-old professional, in Japan for t
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Australian golfer Wayne Perske was arrested early Saturday in Japan on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said.
The 36-year-old professional, in Japan for the Bridgestone Open, is suspected of possessing 1.25 grams (0.044 ounces) of cocaine at a bar in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo, said a spokesman for Chiba Central Police Department.
A customer at the bar late Friday reported to the police that a foreigner had a suspicious substance, leading officers to search and arrest him, a police officer was quoted by Kyodo News as saying.
Perske reportedly admitted to having the drug, telling investigators that he had intended to take it himself.
Perske, who won a Japanese tour event in 2006, lost in the preliminary round of the Bridgestone Open, which began on Thursday, in Chiba.
The 36-year-old professional, in Japan for the Bridgestone Open, is suspected of possessing 1.25 grams (0.044 ounces) of cocaine at a bar in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo, said a spokesman for Chiba Central Police Department.
A customer at the bar late Friday reported to the police that a foreigner had a suspicious substance, leading officers to search and arrest him, a police officer was quoted by Kyodo News as saying.
Perske reportedly admitted to having the drug, telling investigators that he had intended to take it himself.
Perske, who won a Japanese tour event in 2006, lost in the preliminary round of the Bridgestone Open, which began on Thursday, in Chiba.
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