{"id":211256,"date":"2022-04-29T05:57:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=211256"},"modified":"2022-04-29T13:04:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:04:31","slug":"japanese-yakuza-members-who-shook-down-illegal-tokyo-casino-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/japanese-yakuza-members-who-shook-down-illegal-tokyo-casino-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Tokyo Casino Shook Down By Japanese Yakuza Spawns Arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police in Tokyo, Japan, shut down an illegal gaming hall operating in the Shinjuku district last fall<\/a>. The subsequent investigation uncovered illegal shakedowns, and police have now arrested four yakuza-tied extortionists.<\/p>\n

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Alleged members of a Japanese yakuza, above. Four members of one criminal gang are in custody for shaking down an illegal gambling hall. (Image: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All four are low-level operatives of a local yakuza group<\/a>, the Sumiyoshi-kai crime syndicate, who were shaking down the casino for money.<\/p>\n

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The quartet of criminals allegedly shook down the illegal gambling operation four times from August to November last year. They took around \u00a51.1 million (US$8,400) in total through their extortion scheme, according to reports. Other businesses in the area were likely victims of the same group. However, police aren’t providing more details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One of the arrested individuals is a former YouTube influencer, Shunta “Tekisasu” Sakai, who is also a part of the Sumiyoshi-kai gang. This is the second-largest yakuza group in Japan, with an estimated 4,000 members, according to local media, The Mainichi.<\/em><\/p>\n

The yakuza have notoriously been involved in drugs, gambling and human trafficking. One boss warned four years ago that even the country’s legal integrated resort market was fair game<\/a> for the gangs.<\/p>\n

Yakuza Continue to Fall<\/h2>\n

After a recent yakuza boss fell into a huge trap, one yakuza group is scrambling to avoid law enforcement.<\/p>\n

Takeshi Ebisawa tried to broker large deals in Myanmar with at least three insurgent groups, according to an indictment unsealed in a US federal court earlier this month. He also traded weapons, including surface-to-air missiles manufactured in the US, for heroin and meth.<\/p>\n

The 57-year-old, who allegedly ran the yakuza faction, didn’t know that he was actually in the middle of a sting. The man who organized the sales was, in reality, an agent undercover for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).<\/strong><\/p>\n

After three years ‘ worth of secret meetings, the feds finally arranged a dinner for Ebisawa in Manhattan’s Morton’s Steakhouse. It was an international affair, with the meetings in Bangkok, Copenhagen, Bali, and other locations.<\/p>\n

But when Ebisawa arrived at the steak house, the DEA arrested him and two others during the meeting. They arrested a fourth co-conspirator the following day.<\/p>\n

Long List of Charges<\/h2>\n

The yakuza boss is now looking at a long list of serious charges. Among these are conspiracy to import narcotics, conspiracy to possess deadly firearms, conspiracy to commit laundering money, and conspiracy to acquire, transfer, and possess anti-aircraft missiles.<\/p>\n

Ebisawa will remain behind bars until his trial over concerns that he may try to head underground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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