Investigators have learned that former representatives of the company who left the country have been placed on an international wanted list in connection with a case in which a watch entrusted to a company operating the luxury watch sharing service ``Toke Match'' was sold without permission. I got it.
Regarding Toke Match, the operating company suddenly announced its dissolution at the end of January this year, and many watches have not been returned.
The Metropolitan Police Department revealed that the company's former representative, Takayoshi Fukuhara (42), and former employee Daisuke Nagata (38), who left for Dubai on the day the company's dissolution was announced, had a Rolex left by a customer. An arrest warrant has been obtained for him on suspicion of embezzlement in the course of business for selling the item without permission.
Through the National Police Agency, a request had been made to the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) to place him on an international wanted list, but interviews with investigators revealed that he had been placed on an international wanted list by the 28th.
The warrant is called a ``blue wanted'' and requests information about the suspect, including his current whereabouts.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered the two men to return their passports by April 12th, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is expected to request cooperation from local authorities to confirm their whereabouts.