Police allege that the suspect knew the funds came from an illegal operation
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All nine suspects deny the allegations, police said
Suspect denies the allegations, telling police, 'I did not participate'
Junnosuke Nakamura is believed to have maintained a list of potential victims
Police believe the shooting was done in retaliation for the beating death of an Inagawa-kai boss
Suspects surrendered at the Yokosuka Police Station on Wednesday
A metropolitan ordinance enacted last October prohibits the payment of protection money to gangsters
Police found the drugs in five plastic bags
A woman in her 70s living in Chiba Prefecture was swindled out of 3 million yen
Kodo-kai is an affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest gang