In a special fraud case based in the Philippines, two new members were repatriated from the Philippines to Japan and arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion of being involved in special fraud.
The two suspects arrested were Saito Shimoeda (25) and Kazushi Kanno (28), whose residence and occupation are both unknown.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, in November 2019, he is suspected of making false phone calls to two men and women in their 60s and 70s in Tokyo, pretending to be police officers, and stealing their cash cards.
The Metropolitan Police Department has not disclosed the identity of the two men.
The two are members of a special fraud group based in the Philippines, the ringleader of which is Yuki Watanabe (39), who is indicted for directing a series of wide-area robberies, and are believed to be "kakeki" making the fraudulent calls. about it.
The two were detained by Philippine authorities and held in an immigration facility, but on the 26th, they were repatriated to Japan and arrested on board the plane during the transfer.
The amount of damage caused by this group's special fraud cases has exceeded 6 billion yen, and about 80 members have been arrested nationwide so far.
It is believed that about 20 members are currently fleeing overseas, including the Philippines, and the Metropolitan Police Department is determined to uncover the entire situation.