Communications head allegedly tried to import oxycodone
Toyota’s chief communications
officer was arrested in Japan Thursday for allegedly importing oxycodone. Julie
Hamp, who took on the role as Toyota’s communications head in April, violated
the country’s Narcotics Control Act by attempting to use an international
parcel service to receive oxycodone, according to Tokyo Police. The substance
is a prescription drug in the United States but banned in Japan.
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said
the company should have done more to prepare Hamp for her relocation from the
U.S. to Japan. “Through the investigation, I believe that we will learn she had
no intent to violate the law,” he said.
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