Jeremy O. Harris during the Met Gala in New York City in May.

American actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave Play , was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday.

Harris, 36, was stopped on Nov. 16 at Naha Airport on Okinawa island after a customs officer discovered 0.78 grams of crystal containing the synthetic narcotic MDMA in his tote bag, an Okinawa Regional Customs spokesperson said.

He was immediately arrested on suspicion of violating Japan’s Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act. Local customs officials filed a criminal accusation with the regional prosecutor’s office on Thursday to begin formal charging proceedings against Harris

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