Police Search Headquarters of Dojin-kai Yakuza Syndicate Over ‘Dark Part-Time Jobs’
16:09 JST, November 12, 2024
Police searched the headquarters of the Dojin-kai yakuza crime syndicate in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Tuesday after arresting a senior member of the group on suspicion of recruiting people through social media to do so-called “dark part-time jobs” in which they would carry out fraud schemes.
The search was carried out by a team of 35 officers starting at 11 a.m. Police will investigate whether there was any systematic involvement on the part of the Dojin-kai.
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