7 Arrested over 423-M.-Yen Robbery in Tokyo

Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese police arrested on Saturday seven individuals on suspicion of robbing a group of several people of three suitcases containing a total of 423 million yen in cash in Tokyo in late January.

Among the seven are Jinryu Kano, 21, a senior member of a group affiliated with the Yamaguchi-gumi major organized crime syndicate, Yuto Ito, a 27-year-old key member of a group related to the Sumiyoshi-kai syndicate, Takemitsu Fukuhara, 48, a high-ranking member of a group associated with Kyokuto-kai, also a major crime syndicate, and Koji Koike, 47.

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department's organized crime control division searched more than 10 locations, such as a Tokyo office of the group to which Kano belongs, the same day, seizing about 20 items, including about 27.5 million yen in cash and smartphones.

About three hours after the robbery incident, a group carrying cash worth about 190 million yen was attacked at a parking lot at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

The MPD division is investigating the possible connection between the two cases.

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