TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) A senior yakuza member and two others have been arrested for their alleged roles in the theft of about 423 million yen (US$2.6 million) in cash on a street in Tokyo's Ueno district in January, police said on Wednesday (June 3), Kyodo News reported.
Five people have already been indicted over the case.
The police did not disclose whether the suspects admitted to the allegations.
About 3.6 million yen in cash, believed to be part of the stolen money, was found in their homes and other locations, according to the police. Investigators believe the victims of the theft had intended to use the cash to buy gold in Hong Kong.
The police are looking into a possible link between the theft and two similar cases that followed -- a robbery attempt at a parking lot at Tokyo's Haneda airport and a theft in Hong Kong. - Bernama-Kyodo
