OSAKA（TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested two males, together with a member of a felony syndicate, over the alleged theft of a automobile containing greater than 200 wristwatches in Osaka City earlier this yr.
At round 8:45 a.m. on May 21, Shinya Onishi (52), a member of the Kodo-kai, an affiliate gang of the Yamaguchi-gumi, and Toshio Yoshikawa, 55, of no identified occupation, allegedly stole a minivan loaded with 172 Rolex wristwatches on a avenue in Chuo Ward.
The watches have a worth of round 280 million yen, police mentioned, in keeping with the Asahi Shimbun (Oct. 15).
Police didn’t reveal whether or not the suspects admit to the allegations.
Prior to the incident, the feminine supply individual, aged in her 60s, was on her solution to ship 203 wristwatches — together with 172 Rolexes — to a certified vendor after receiving them at a distribution middle in Nishiyodogawa Ward.
To make one other supply, the driving force left the minivan parked in Chuo Ward for about three minutes. When she returned, the automobile was gone. She had left the automobile with the important thing within the ignition and the doorways unlocked.
The minican was discovered deserted on a avenue in Naniwa Ward on the night of the identical day, however the watches and different objects that had been loaded into it have been gone.
Onishi and his confederate turned individuals of curiosity after an examination of safety digicam footage taken within the space and different sources.
Police are investigating the chance that different individuals have been concerned within the crime.