a sufficient surveillance system has been established to prevent the loss of any controlled substance involved and the escape of such a person.

2. When an application provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 14, Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of Article 15 or Paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the Immigration Control Law is made in respect to a foreigner suspected to fall under Paragraph 1 (6) of Article 5 of the Immigration Control Law, the immigration inspector may permit the landing of such a foreigner upon the examination of matters other than those specified in Paragraph 1 (6) of Article 5 of the Immigration Control Law, if the immigration inspector has been informed by the Minister of Justice that there has been notice from a public prosecutor or a request from a judicial police official that it is necessary to have such foreigner land for the investigation of a drug offense and that it is deemed that a sufficient surveillance system has been established to prevent the loss of any controlled substance involved and the escape of such a person.

3. If an immigration inspector is informed by the Minister of Justice that the Minister considers it inappropriate to have a foreigner, to whom a stamp of landing permission has been issued pursuant to the provision of Paragraph 1 of this article or landing permission has been given pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, continue to stay in the territory of Japan, the immigration inspector shall promptly examine whether such foreigner fell under the provision of Paragraph 1 (6) of Article 5 of the Immigration Control Law at the time of said foreigner's landing in the territory of Japan.

4. If the immigration inspector finds as a result of the examination pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph that a foreigner designated in the preceding paragraph fell under Paragraph 1 (6) of Article 5 of the Immigration Control Law, the immigration inspector shall revoke the stamp of landing permission under the provision of Paragraph 1 of this article or the landing permission under the provision of Paragraph 2 of this article.

## (Special Provisions for Customs Procedures)

## Article 4

When it is found through the inspection of a cargo pursuant to the provisions of Article 67 (including mutatis mutandis application of such provisions in Article 75; the same shall apply throughout this paragraph) of the Customs Law (Law No. 61 of 1954), that any controlled substance is concealed in such cargo, a director-general of customs may take the following measures to meet the request of the public prosecutor or the judicial police official that it is necessary for such controlled substances to be shipped abroad or to be delivered into the territory of Japan for the investigation of a drug offense, and if the director-general of customs considers that a sufficient surveillance system has been established to prevent the loss of such controlled substances; provided that this shall not apply if it is deemed inappropriate in the light of the purposes of the laws relating to customs to take such measures

(1) to issue permission as applied, in accordance with the provisions of Article 67 of the Customs Law in respect to such cargo (except for the controlled substance concealed in such cargo) and

(2) other necessary measures to meet the request.

2. The provision of the preceding paragraph (except for Item (1)) shall apply mutatis mutandis when it is found through the inspection of an object other than a letter contained in the mail pursuant to the proviso of Paragraph 1 of Article 76 of the Customs Law that any controlled substance is concealed in such object other than a letter. In this case, the provision of Article 74 of the same Law shall not apply to such a controlled substance.

### (Professionally Conducted Illicit Importing, etc.)

Article 5.

Any person who professionally engages in one or more of the activities enumerated below (including any person who professionally engages in any activity constituting an offense specified in Article 8 as well as such conduct) shall be imprisoned with hard labor for an indefinite term or not less than five years and fined not more than ten million yen.

(1) to commit an act constituting an offense specified in Article 64, Article 64-2 (except for possession), Article 65, Article 66 (except for possession), Article 66-3 or Article 66-4 (except for possession) of the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law

(2) to commit an act constituting an offense specified in Article 24 or Article 24-2 (except for possession) of the Cannabis Control Law

(3) to commit an act constituting an offense specified in Article 51 or Article 52 (except for possession) of the Opium Law