Suspicion of having cannabis grass hidden in a house Arrest of 5 gangsters, Metropolitan Police Department October 29, 15:26

Five gangsters were arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for holding them in a house in Gunma prefecture for the purpose of selling cannabis plants.

In addition to about 2 kg of dried cannabis, about 200 potted cannabis plants were found in the house, so the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that the cultivation was systematically carried out.

Five men were arrested, including a Matsuba-kai-affiliated gangster, Masayoshi Koide (46).



According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the five people are suspected of violating the Cannabis Control Law, alleging that they had hidden it at Koide's home in Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture, for the purpose of selling over 18 grams of cannabis grass.



When I searched Koide's home on the 28th based on the statement of a man arrested for hiding cannabis in a house in Maebashi City last month, about 2 dried cannabis from the rooms on the 1st and 2nd floors. Kilo and more than 200 potted cannabis plants were found.



In response to the investigation, Koide denies some of the charges, saying, "I had cannabis jointly, but I have never sold it."



The cannabis seized this time is priced at more than 70 million yen at the end, so the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the details of how it was cultivated systematically.