A 29-year-old suspect was arrested for breaking into a trading card store in Osaka's Naniwa Ward and stealing over 3,800 cards, including cards from the popular anime ``Pokemon.'' The total selling price was over 100 million yen, including cards that cost 6 million yen each. Some of the suspects have reportedly denied the investigation.
A total of five men and women were arrested, including Kotetsu Iwanaga (29), a part-time worker from Osaka's Kita Ward.
According to the police, he is suspected of theft after breaking a window into a trading card store in Osaka's Naniwa Ward in July last year and stealing over 3,800 Pokemon cards and other items.
Yuya Ueshima (28), a part-time worker from Kita Ward, Osaka, was also arrested on suspicion of selling some of the stolen cards.
Pocket Monster cards are mainly sold in packs of 5 or 7 cards, but "rare cards" in small numbers are resold at high prices, and thefts targeting high-value cards are occurring one after another in various places. is.
The total selling price of the cards stolen this time was over 100 million yen, including cards that cost 6 million yen each, so police are investigating the idea that the cards were intended for sale.
In response to the investigation, four of the six suspects, including Iwanaga and Ueshima, have denied the charges.