PHILIPPINES (TR) – Authorities final week apprehended the top of Japanese crime group JP Dragon exterior the capital Manila throughout a raid of the suspect’s celebration, stories TBS News (June 6).
In safety digicam footage taken on June 4, native investigators raid a restaurant at a resort within the province Pampanga the place the celebration for Ryuji Yoshioka, 55, is being held.
As investigators encompass the desk of Yoshioka, he stays seated. He then hugs his household as investigators place him underneath arrest.
JP Dragon is believed to have been concerned in a sort of fraud labeled as tokushu sagi (“special fraud”), which is carried out on the phone. The group can also be linked to the so-called “Luffy” fraud ring, which was behind numerous high-profile robberies in Japan.
Japanese police have already obtained an arrest warrant for Yoshioka. They plan to request his extradition from the Philippines.
JP Dragon
JP Dragon is a legal group of Japanese gangster-affiliated fraud and theft teams working within the Philippines.
The group turned well-known for its involvement within the robberies carried out by the Luffy group. In 2019, JP Dragon additionally helped Luffy escape when their specialised fraud base was found by the Philippine authorities.
The group was shaped within the Philippines greater than 10 years in the past by a former Yamaguchi-gumi gangster. It is especially lively across the capital Manila.
Most of the members are former yakuza members or quasi-members. It operates like a full-fledged legal syndicate. As such, JP Dragon members are compelled to have JP Dragon tattoos on their arms.
Members have interaction in actions that embrace playing on cockfights and amassing safety cash from native Japanese individuals. They additionally commit particular fraud crimes in Japan from bases within the Philippines.