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21-Year-Old Man Accused of Illegally Selling "Zombie Cigarettes" (Etomidate) for 20,000 Yen Each Admitted to the Charges at First Trial

The first hearing of a 21-year-old unemployed man from Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, who was charged with violating the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act (storing for sale) and other crimes for storing drugs containing the sedative etomidate, also known as "nitrous oxide anesthesia" or "zombie cigarettes," at his home for the purpose of illegally selling them, was held on the 6th at the Naha District Court (Judge Oshima Mariko).
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The first hearing of a 21-year-old unemployed man from Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, who was charged with violating the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act (storing for sale) and other crimes for storing drugs containing the sedative etomidate, also known as "nitrous oxide anesthesia" or "zombie cigarettes," at his home for the purpose of illegally selling them, was held on the 6th at the Naha District Court (Judge Oshima Mariko).

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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