Bogus bills found in univ dorm room during marijuana search

Thursday 26th March, 03:11 PM JST

YOKOHAMA —

A number of counterfeit banknotes were found in a dormitory room of Nippon Sport Science University in Yokohama earlier this month during a drug search conducted by the regional health and welfare bureau, police and university officials said Thursday. Fake 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen bills were discovered when the bureau’s substance control division searched the dormitory for the university’s athletics club members on March 2 on suspicion that a male student who lived there possessed marijuana, the officials said.

The student, who has since been expelled, and his roommate possessed the counterfeit notes, university officials said. No marijuana was found during the search, but a source close to the Inter-University Athletic Union of Kanto said the expelled student admitted during the university’s investigations that he had smoked marijuana.

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some14some at 03:26 PM JST - 26th March

Found: counterfeit money - useless, throw out, marijuana unfound, close the file and move on !
FryingMonkey at 03:30 PM JST - 26th March

Like I've always said, "a little weed in university, where lies the problem? Who didn't?" But counterfeit banknotes? Now we have a problem! The strings that come with those notes could be ugly…
thepro at 03:42 PM JST - 26th March

Counterfeit money epidemic!
BBLeo at 03:48 PM JST - 26th March

When you look for something important you always find something else. I wonder what is of more value: "Plant of God' or 'Counterfeit money?' It is a switch; from marijuana to fake money. I hope that this student didn't study LAW or MEDICINE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO BUY A GOOD PRINTER AND PRINT YOUR OWN WAGES, TECHNOLOGY IS GREAT.
dennis0bauer at 05:50 PM JST - 26th March

I wonder if the student will say that he got the forged notes from a foreigner
TokyoHustla at 06:23 PM JST - 26th March

dennis0bauer, ha! And probably in Roppongi!
Yelnats at 06:32 PM JST - 26th March

searched the dormitory for the university’s athletics club members on March 2 on suspicion that a male student who lived there possessed marijuana, the officials said.

They are allowed to search on suspicion here? Tisk tisk, Not very nice. What if the police get an anonymous call that the PM is shacked up with a guy that smokes dope? Are they allowed to go in and free search for what ever they want?
nisegaijin at 06:56 PM JST - 26th March

whoa, wait a minute? was there a warrant for this search?
thepro at 07:20 PM JST - 26th March

Probably just said: Open the door, bakayaro!
gogogo at 07:58 PM JST - 26th March

The police evidence was gossip..
ClassWarUK at 09:34 PM JST - 26th March

They search for dope and find fake notes amongst his string, teher is something fishy in this story.
usaexpat at 11:52 PM JST - 26th March

This guy had a good thing going. Looks like he was buying real pot with fake money. I'm gonna guess his dealer won't be too happy if he finds out.
OHENE at 01:17 AM JST - 27th March

technology is dreat indeed. i think the university did well by not covering up the student. they were ready to deal with the boy accordingly and they did not make the matter a private one. this is a tyle of instition evrybody should dream of attending and i want to study engineering in that scholl too.
tuneintokyo at 01:47 AM JST - 27th March

they are going to find that guy in a trash can somewhere. and what's the deal with people admitting that they smoke weed. what's the point in admitting that...or anything for that matter?
funkyfresh at 03:16 AM JST - 27th March

why no 2000en notes? I'm having great trouble finding these recently.