In November 2008, Coda and her boyfriend, Japanese tennis pro Joji Miyao, made news for having been arrested for drug possession on October 10th. Police found "a small amount of drugs - 0.027 grams of stimulants and about 0.7 grams of marijuana" in Coda's apartment in Tokyo. She said she bought the marijuana to use together with her boyfriend because he enjoyed it. She and Miyao met in May 2007 but only started dating in September when he began spending several nights a week at her apartment.According to her statement, she had started using stimulants in August 2007 after breaking up with a former boyfriend and had been buying small amounts from a local dealer. She said that she bought marijuana for Miyao from the same dealer. She was working at a "high-class cabaret club in Roppongi" at the time of her arrest.
At her trial in Tokyo District Court in December 2008, Coda, who admitted the charges, was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months, suspended for 3 years. She said her drug use was precipitated by a number of factors: loneliness, her grandfather's death, her mother being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and her breakup with her boyfriend in 2007. She planned to return to her parent's home and might go back to her studies. Her mother, who testified for her at the trial, promised to aid in her recovery. No mention was made of Miyao who had a separate trial.
Source: Wikipedia
