In a series of wide-area robbery incidents, out of four people who were suspected of giving instructions and were deported to Japan from immigration facilities in the Philippines, cash was transferred from an unspecified number of people to the bank account of one person. Interviews with people involved in the investigation revealed that it seems that they were withdrawn overseas.
The withdrawal destination may be the Philippines, and the Metropolitan Police Department is clarifying the flow of funds.
A month ago, Yuki Watanabe (38), who was repatriated from the Philippines to Japan, was arrested for being involved in a special fraud case in 2019. We suspect that there is a suspicion and are investigating the relationship.
In the investigation so far, among the four people, the account of Masato Imamura (38) was arrested and indicted last year for being involved in an incident in which a luxury watch was stolen from a watch shop in Kyoto City. It is known that about 2.7 million yen was transferred in total, but in addition to this defendant, an unspecified number of people also transferred cash to the same account, according to interviews with investigative sources. I understand new.
Immediately after the transfer, there is a suspicion that the cash was withdrawn overseas in several parts, and according to investigative sources, the withdrawal may be in the Philippines.
It is said that a service that allows you to withdraw cash in local currency without the need for exchange is used overseas, and the bank forcibly closed the account on the grounds that it was suspected of being used for other purposes.
The Metropolitan Police Department suspects that the director of a series of wide-area robberies was trying to collect the money obtained in the incident, and is investigating the flow of funds.
The existence of the account surfaced, triggered by the statement of the defendant who was arrested and indicted in the Kyoto incident
The existence of Imamura's account came to light in one of a series of wide-area robberies, in which the defendant was arrested and indicted for a robbery in Kyoto in May last year in which a luxury watch worth approximately 70 million yen was stolen. It was triggered by the testimony of
It is said that he was involved in the transport of the stolen watch, and that he told the police, "I was instructed to carry it by a person who called himself 'Luffy'."
At the time of the incident, the defendant transferred cash to an account named "Imamura Kiyoto" with the same name as the suspect.
As a result of an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department, an account set up at the Sapporo branch of a major bank was confirmed to be that of Imamura, who is from Hokkaido.
Is it possible to say that "Luffy", who was the leader of the wide-area robbery case, is Imamura's suspect?
A senior investigative officer said, ``Would a person who anonymously gives instructions to commit a crime transfer cash to an account with his real name?'' The investigation is proceeding carefully.
On the other hand, according to investigative sources, the defendant in the Kyoto robbery said he did not know the name of the instructor, who called himself "Luffy," and said, "When I talked to him on the phone, he was from Hokkaido. and local restaurants, and now being in the Philippines." Police authorities are investigating further.
Komae incident Obtained video of suspect staying at hotel
A series of wide-area robbery incidents that reveal the fact that the same group was causing incidents while switching members.
NHK has obtained footage of suspects arrested in a robbery-murder case in Komae, Tokyo, who stayed at a hotel in Tokyo on the night of the incident.
A security camera installed at a hotel in Kita Ward, Tokyo, showed three of the five arrested suspects checking in on the night of January 19, when the incident occurred.
The person wearing a gray hoodie is Shingo Kato, 24, and the person wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with a cap on his back is Rikuto Nagata, 21. Another 19-year-old has been arrested. I am a university student.
Kato and Nagata are carrying large backpacks, and after Kato fills out the documents at the front desk, Nagata takes out cash from his wallet and pays the fee.
You can also see how Nagata talks to employees while pretending to smoke, and how three people talk with a smile.
When the accommodation procedure was over in about 5 minutes, the three of us got into the elevator together.
According to the person concerned, the names of the three people were not recorded in the accommodation records of the day, and it is believed that they stayed using pseudonyms.
At this time, the incident had already been discovered, and it was reported that the Metropolitan Police Department had begun an investigation as a robbery-murder case.
It is suspected that the three people went to Adachi Ward the next day after staying and broke into the house with another person, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that they were planning a series of robberies.