Former Toyota rugby player pleads guilty to cocaine possession english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 9 hours ago - 19:19 | Sports, AllFormer Toyota Verblitz flyhalf Ryota Kabashima pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing cocaine in his first court appearance in the case.
"There is no mistake (in the indictment)," Kabashima, 28, said as his trial opened at the Nagoya District Court's Okazaki branch.
Another player from Toyota Motor Corp.'s Top League rugby team, 36-year-old Steven Yates, was also indicted in July over possession of cocaine and marijuana.
Kabashima was indicted in July over possession of about 1 gram of cocaine while in a taxi on April 10 in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
Toyota suspended the team's activities after Kabashima's arrest in June and training will not resume until November.