Jeremy O. Harris is currently in custody in Japan after being arrested last month.

Reuters reports that the Tony-nominated playwright and Emily in Paris actor was arrested on November 16 on “suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs.”

Jeremy , 36, was reportedly stopped at Naha Airport on Okinawa island. A customs officer allegedly found “0.78 grams of crystal containing the synthetic narcotic MDMA in his tote bag.”

Japan has very strict drug laws and customs officials filed a criminal accusation on Thursday (December 4). Formal charging proceedings are set to begin and it’s unclear if Jeremy has retained legal representation in Japan.

Jeremy is being held in Tomigusuku city in southern Okinawa.

As a playwright, Jeremy wrote his acclaimed play Slave Play while stud

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