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U.S. Air Force Captain Arrested in Okinawa for Alleged Drunk Driving
Police said a breath test found less than 0.5 mg of alcohol per liter of breath after the captain accelerated from a parking lot.
- On Saturday, Japanese police arrested Air Force captain Omena Mushale, a 27-year-old assigned to Kadena Air Base, on suspicion of driving under the influence in Okinawa City at 3:09 AM.
- With around 54,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan, crimes committed by service members have remained a persistent point of friction between the security allies.
- Officials extended a curfew for lower-ranking personnel through Dec 7 and banned all service members from drinking alcohol outside their homes between midnight and 5 AM, following initial 30-day measures imposed Oct 9.
- A breath test detected an alcohol concentration of less than 0.5mg per litre, police said. Mushale partially denied the allegation, claiming he believed driving was acceptable because his home was nearby.
- The arrest comes one week after Tokyo and Washington agreed to new measures aimed at preventing crimes by service members, following an October murder case in Naha that triggered widespread outrage.
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