epa05285111 Alleged Yakuza member, Japanese Shuhei Yoshizawa (2-R) is surrounded by Thai police officers during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 May 2016. Thai police arrested Japanese national Shuhei Yoshizawa, who is allegedly involved with Japans largest Yakuza organization, the Yamaguchi, as he was wanted by Japanese authorities. The man was detained on 01 May morning at a condominium in Bangkok, Thai Immigration Police said. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
Bangkok: A suspected key member of Japan’s Yakuza organised crime world was arrested in Bangkok on an Interpol red alert for his arrest warrant issued by authorities in Kobe, police said.
Shuhei Yoshizawa, 34 (pic), wanted in Japan for alleged racketeering and extortion, was nabbed at 2am yesterday while driving on Rama IV Road, said Pol Lt General Nathorn Prausunthorn, commissioner of Immigration Police.
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