Idiots to do an extended stay in Japan

I could never understand why people leave their country and go to a country like Japan with extremely strict drug laws and then try to sneak in drugs. I have a hard time feeling sympathy for people who do and get caught. At least they won't face execution here as they do in some other countries.

Two 20-something losers from the US who were posing as assistant English teachers, one at a high school, the other at a junior high got busted trying to have "mindcandy pills" sent to them through the mail. Naturally, they caught it at Narita.

Then again, I have never understood why anyone anywhere would risk their careers and prison for drugs. Just get drunk, it's not especially safe or healthy, but it's legal.