“the bochurim in japan were unwittingly doped into smuggling drugs”
They claim that they thought they were smuggling antiquities. I believe them totally.
The problem is, that is also a crime — and also asur halchically. See Bava Kamma 113, which they apparently were never taught.
But why does one need to have learned Bava Kamma in order to know that smuggling is wrong? That should be a natural thing for anyone with decent midot to understand!