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Sex bomb: Japan suspect bag turns out to be 'adult goods'

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Agence France-Presse

TOKYO — A team of police explosives experts in Japan rushed to the scene of a suspicious package in a parking lot this week -- only to find discarded sex toys inside.Police in central Japan&#x27;s Kakegawa received a call Wednesday morning about an unattended, silver briefcase in the parking lot of a municipal cemetery, a spokesman for the force told AFP Thursday.The regional bomb squad was dispatched while officers blocked roads within roughly a 300-meter radius of the briefcase for more than 3 hours.Local media sent a helicopter to capture the delicate and potentially risky work of the experts at the scene.But after close examination, the team found &quot;adult goods&quot; inside the briefcase, the officer said, without elaborating further.&quot;It was at a parking lot in a remote location. It was a metallic attache case... It was a judgement call,&quot; he told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. &quot;Everything went according to plan, so it was good,&quot; he said, adding police were relieved to find no threatening items.Local media said the area is a popular spot for unauthorized dumping. Japanese police were on <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/26/22/japan-on-high-alert-for-ex-pm-abes-state-funeral">high alert</a> recently in the run-up to the Sept. 27 state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/27/22/japan-honors-shinzo-abe-at-controversial-funeral">Japan honors assassinated Abe at controversial funeral</a></li></ul>Police have faced criticism over security plans for the former leader, who was shot dead in a street while campaigning.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/25/22/japan-police-chief-resigns-over-abe-assassination">Japan national police chief resigns over Abe assassination</a></li></ul>© Agence France-Presse

A team of police explosives experts in Japan rushed to the scene of a suspicious package in a parking lot -- only to find discarded sex toys inside.