TOKYO - Japanese media report that Australian professional golfer Wayne Perske has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession.
Perske was found to have 1.25 grams of cocaine in his pocket at a bar in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo on Friday evening, Kyodo news agency reported Saturday.
The 36-year-old was quoted as telling investigators he intended to take the drug himself.
Perske was in Japan for the Bridgestone Open but he failed to make the cut.
A customer at the bar reported to police that a foreigner was in possession of a suspicious substance, leading officers to search and arrest him.
Perske turned professional in 2000. He has played mostly in Japan over the past decade, but returned to Australia for brief stints on the Australasian PGA Tour.
