Suspect denies the allegations, telling police he does 'not recall' the matter
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Suspect demanded 20,000 yen each month from the businesses as ‘relationship’ fees
Police found the gun and six rounds of ammunition at the gangster’s residence in Ibaraki Prefecture in February
Police believed the gang member was behind at least 50 other incidents that took place in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2018
On March 11, police found the victim’s body buried in a mountainous area of Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture
Victim had accumulated a debt of 1 million yen to the operation, police said
Police previously found 3 guns inside a rented storage space in Okawa City
Inagawa-kai member said, ‘I don't want to talk about it at all’
Police also arrested nine persons who are suspected of being members of two fraud rings
Police allege that the suspect knew the funds came from an illegal operation