A second sister toJessica Michibata has spoken out after the model ex-wife of racing driver Jensen Button was arrested on suspicion of possessing MDMA.
Karen Michibata said she 'can't believe it' after the 38-year-old was arrested this week after a parcel containing the drug was delivered to a hotel where she was staying in Tokyo with an acquaintance.
While Jessica is yet to comment publicly on her arrest, her sister Karen Michibata - who is also a model - took to Instagram to express her concern.
She wrote: 'I still cannot believe it and am very upset.
'I have not been able to talk to my sister about anything yet, and I am hoping that there has been some kind of mistake.
Karen Michibata (right), who is also a model like Jessica (left), posted a black square on her Instagram page and wrote about her sister's arrest on Tuesday: 'I still cannot believe it and am very upset
Karen said: 'I have not been able to talk to my sister about anything yet, and I am hoping that there has been some kind of mistake. However, if the reports are true, it is something that should not have happened'
'However, if the reports are true, it is something that should not have happened. I know very little at this point, and I am sorry to have to make this post.'
Jessica's other sister Angelica Michibata also took to Instagram and posted a message accompanied by a picture of a sunset.
The model apologised on behalf of her sister for 'making a fuss' and shared her worries about the reports.
'I'm sorry that my sister made a fuss this time,' Angelica wrote on Tuesday.
'I am very worried, but for now I will leave it to the lawyer and the police, and I will trust her and wait for the results.
'And there is no change in protecting and supporting the family,' she added.
Michibata denies the allegations, according to local media reports.
A customs officer reportedly found the synthetic drugs hidden in an overseas package to Japan, with Michibata's hotel in Tokyo as the shipping address.
Jessica Michibata, 38, was held after a parcel containing the drug was delivered to a hotel where she was staying in Tokyo with an acquaintance , people familiar with the investigation told the Japan Times earlier this week
Karen Michibata (left) said: 'I know very little at this point, and I am sorry to have to make this post.' Jessica's other sister Angelica Michibata (right) also took to Instagram and posted a message accompanied by a picture of a sunset . She apologised on behalf of her sister for 'making a fuss' and shared her worries about the reports
Investigators from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department raided the hotel and arrested Michibata and her acquaintance on March 18 (Saturday), reports said.
According to some local reports, the acquaintance was a man Michibata is dating.
Japan's YTV news interviewed Toru Hirohata, former Chief at the country's Narcotics Control Department about the case.
He said that the arrests were likely made through a 'controlled delivery investigation,' which would suggest customs officials discovered the drugs in the luggage and replaced them with a counterfeit.
Information is then shared with police, who track the package. When it is delivered to its final destination, the suspects are arrested red-handed, Mr Hirohata said.
YTV explained the drugs are replaced with fakes in order to prevent the real substance from entering the civilian population, for which customs officials would be culpable if they found them and still allowed them to be delivered.
Michibata currently resides in the United States for her work as a model. She was born in Japan and was visiting Tokyo at the time of her arrest.
Michibata met F1 driver Jenson Button in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and they began dating eight months later.
Michibata met F1 driver Jenson Button in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and they began dating eight months later
The couple split for a short time in 2011 before he proposed on Valentine's Day 2014, with a ring worth £250,000. Pictured: Jenson Button and then-girlfriend Jessica Michibata celebrate after he won the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on October 9, 2011
While Jessica (left) - who was married to the Formula One legend (right) from 2014 to 2015 - is yet to comment publicly on her arrest, her sisters took to Instagram the day of the reports to express their concerns
They tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014. They called time on their relationship just one year later but say they remain on good terms
They split for a short time in 2011 before he proposed on Valentine's Day 2014, with a ring worth £250,000.
hey tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014. They called time on their relationship just one year later but say they remain on good terms.
She was later linked to American film producer Ken Kao after she attended a film premiere with him in 2017. Later that year, she gave birth to her daughter Joy, whose father's identity remains unknown.
The relationship with Ken Kao, who co-founded a production company with Hollywood star Ryan Gosling, lasted until 2021, when they reportedly went their separate ways.
Kao is the only son of multibillionaire Min Kao, a Kansas-based tech tycoon who co-founded GPS giant Garmin.
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