The proportion of gang members in their 40s jumped from 60 to 74 percent between 2006 and 2014
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Police have arrested 39 gang members on drug-related charges since October of 2013
The suspects are believed to have been involved in 153 incidents with losses totaling 47.3 million yen
The suspects waved fans and showed their colorful tattoos in violation of the law
Customs officials found 138 kilograms of stimulant drugs inside 53 fish
Two Inagawa-kai gangsters demanded 20,000 yen each month from a massage parlor in Machida
A new breed of gangster is taking over with a different business model
The suspects speculated that a kidney could fetch 2 million yen
Shukan Bunshun claimed skipper Tatsunori Hara paid off a former gangster to quash a story about an adulterous relationship
Yamaguchi-gumi member demanded total of ¥50,000 for April and May