MANILA šC Philippine authorities said Thursday that they detained in Manila on Tuesday a Japanese national suspected of being a senior member of a group involved in a series of robbery cases across Japan.
The Tokyo Summary Court has issued an arrest warrant for Hideharu Inoue, 56, on suspicion of theft. Senior members of the Philippines-based group used the name ¡°Luffy¡± and other nicknames.
According to the Philippine authorities, Inoue is suspected of involvement in a special fraud scheme targeting an elderly person in Japan. The authorities began investigating the case after receiving a request for cooperation from the Japanese Embassy in Manila in December 2024.
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