>>132806017Noriko Sakai was
On August 2, 2009, Sakai's husband, Yลซichi Takasล allegedly inhaled a small amount of stimulant drugs in a public lavatory.
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Takasล was immediately placed under arrest. Sakai was summoned to the scene of the arrest.She was asked to go to the police station for further questions and to submit to a urine test.Instead, she told the police she had to pick her 10-year-old son up, and that she would go to the police station later that day.Sakai later disappeared with her son.
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As a result, a warrant was issued for her arrest.On August 5, 2009, Sakai dropped her son off with an unnamed friend, purchased some underwear and other necessities from a store, and then disappeared.
Attempting to track Sakai down by cell phone, the police reported that her cell phone lost signal within the area of Yamanashi Prefecture, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Tokyo.Sakai later claimed that the cell phone was damaged, and that she threw the phone away. Police believe that the cell phone may contain information leading to the source of the stimulant drugs.
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Sakai's first court date was held on October 26, 2009 - drawing a crowd of 6,600 people outside of a Tokyo courthouse.Sakai pleaded guilty to drug use. Prosecutors suggested eighteen months in prison for Sakai, but on November 9, 2009, the court delayed the jail term to November 9, 2012, as long as she stays crime-free. Sakai attended the University of Creation; Art, Music & Social Work in Takasaki, Gunma, where she studied welfare and nursing care.
