Japanese investigative sources say police have referred to prosecutors the former president of medical equipment maker Olympus, Stefan Kaufmann, for allegedly violating Japan's special law on narcotics.
据NHK报道，日本调查人士称，因医疗设备制造商奥林巴斯的前总裁斯蒂芬·考夫曼涉嫌违反日本毒品特别法，警方已将其移交给检察官。
The sources say Kaufmann acquired what are believed to be cocaine and the synthetic drug MDMA multiple times between September 2022 and this February.
该消息人士表示，考夫曼在2022年9月至今年2月期间多次获得了被认为是可卡因和合成药物摇头丸的物质。
Last week, police arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of handing over illegal drugs to Kaufmann.
上周，警方逮捕了一名涉嫌向考夫曼提供非法药物的44岁男子。
The sources say police investigated Kaufmann on a voluntary basis because there was no danger that he would destroy evidence or run away.
该消息人士称，警方是在自愿的基础上调查考夫曼的，因为他没有销毁证据或者逃跑的危险。
The 56-year-old admitted the allegations against him from the outset.
从一开始，56岁的考夫曼就承认了对他的指控。
On October 28, Olympus announced Kaufmann stepped down at the request of the board of directors. Company officials said the board acted following an in-house investigation into a tipoff that he was buying illegal drugs.
10月28日，奥林巴斯宣布考夫曼应董事会的要求离任。公司的官员表示，董事会是在对他购买非法药物的密报而进行内部调查之后采取行动的。
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