TOKYO (Sputnik) – Four of the Yakuza members have been apprehended for possession in mid-February, according to the Kyodo news service. They were found inside a criminal network member’s vehicle on a Kagoshima prefecture ferry.
An investigation uncovered a drug trail leading from outside Japan’s territorial waters into the country.
The detained suspects are believed to be part of the 3,000-member Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi group recently after a split in the 23,000-member Yamaguchi-gumi.
Media reports said late last month that police raided the syndicate’s headquarters in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures.
