Japanese police have arrested seven people, including senior members of groups connected to the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshi-kai crime syndicates, over a daring robbery in Tokyo involving a total of 423 million yen in cash.
The suspects allegedly stole three suitcases containing the cash from a group in Taito Ward on January 29, injuring a 43-year-old man as they fled the scene.
Authorities revealed that two of the suspects, believed to be the ringleaders, organized the getaway, while three others carried out the theft and two more arranged for the vehicles used in the escape.
Just three hours after the robbery, another group carrying 190 million yen in cash was attacked in a parking lot at Haneda Airport. However, the assailants failed to get the cash and fled.
Two of the four victims were later robbed of about 51 million yen in Hong Kong. One of the robbers was arrested by Hong Kong police, along with other individuals.
The victims of the Taito Ward and Haneda cases told police that they were transporting cash to Hong Kong to exchange the money, according to investigative sources.
Police are investigating possible links between the cases as part of a wider crackdown on organized crime in the capital.
