Yakuza Mastermind Rearrested Over Smartphone Theft Scheme
Police have rearrested a 30-year-old senior member of an organization affiliated with the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi on suspicion of directing a loosely organized criminal group that stole smartphones and other goods worth about 4.15 million yen from stores in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. (News On Japan)
On March 15, police rearrested Shoichi Kamikawa, a 30-year-old senior member of a group aligned with the Sixth Yamaguchi-gumi, on suspicion of orchestrating a criminal enterprise that targeted smartphone and merchandise thefts from stores in Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. The operation allegedly resulted in the theft of 83 smartphones and other goods worth approximately 4.15 million yen.
The identities of the other suspects have not been disclosed. Investigators suspect Kamikawa and others served as coordinators for a Tokuryu group, an anonymous and fluid network of criminals recruited for individual offenses through social media. Members were treated as disposable operatives and directed by phone during crimes.
Previously, Kamikawa had been arrested and indicted three times for alleged theft cases in Osaka Prefecture and other locations.
Written by urgent.news from News On Japan's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
