Adult Film Actress Arrested Over Cocaine With Organized Crime Group Leader
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Police in Japan have arrested a woman. Her name is Seika Abe. People also call her "Seri-chan". She works as an adult film actress. Before that, she was a swimmer. She swam in a big high school competition.
Police say she had cocaine. Cocaine is a dangerous drug. It is not legal to have it. Police found a bag of used cocaine on a hotel bed.
A man was arrested with her. He is the leader of a group called "Tokuryu". A Tokuryu is a new kind of criminal group in Japan. It is different from old organized crime groups called "boryokudan".
Abe said she liked another actress, Yua Mikami. She said Mikami was her idol. Many news reports talked about the arrest. Some people did not like the word "actress" in the news headlines. They said it was strange to call her that.
Vocabulary5 words
- cocaine
- a dangerous illegal drug
- Tokuryu
- a new type of criminal group in Japan
- organized crime
- groups of criminals who work together
- suspicion
- when police think someone did something bad
- arrested
- taken by police because of a crime
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cocaine 2. A leader of a Tokuryu group 3. She was a swimmer
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police in Japan have arrested a woman. Her name is _____. People also call her "Seri-chan". She works as an _____ actress. Before that, she was a _____.
Police say she had _____. It is not legal to have it. Police found a bag of used cocaine on a _____ bed.
A man was arrested with her. He is the leader of a group called "_____". This is a new kind of criminal group in Japan.
Abe said she liked another actress, _____. Many news reports talked about the arrest. Some people did not like the word "_____" in the headlines.