A number of US Navy sailors based in Japan are being investigated for allegedly using and selling drugs to local Japanese people, a spokesperson for the United States Seventh Fleet has confirmed.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) was conducting the probe into sailors based in Yokosuka, where the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is deployed, Cmdr. Clay Doss, public affairs officer for the Seventh Fleet, said on Sunday.
“The Navy has zero tolerance for drug abuse and takes all allegations involving misconduct of our Sailors, Navy civilians and family members very seriously,” Doss said in a statement to the media. “These allegations are still under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
News of the investigation was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. The newspaper said at least a dozen US Navy personnel were being investigated in connection with the alleged use and selling of…