Scammers impersonated a relative of the victim over the phone
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Suspects brokered for girl to engage in sexual acts with two men at hotel last year
Police tracked down the pair by analyzing security camera footage
Japan's underworld will go to great lengths to conceal their deadly arsenals
Suspect claimed to have paid 3.5 million yen in debt for the woman
Gang boss said, 'It can't be helped'
Suspects falsely pledged, 'I swear I am not a member of an organized crime group'
Victim was left severely wounded as he sat in the driver's seat of a vehicle in Kobe City
Suspect said, 'I don't know'
Suspect also robbed the victim of 800,000 yen in cash