Yoshihito Mizumoto fatally stabbed Satomi Ishizawa in Koshigaya City last September
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Defendants claimed that they 'did not intend to kill' the victim
Last year, Osaka police arrested 114 youths over marijuana-related crimes, a record high
Two suspects allegedly sold 1 gram of stimulant drugs for 40,000 yen to a man at a convenience store in Gifu Prefecture
Persons are believed to members of the same family
Police believe the sales of the marijuana funded a criminal syndicate
Shungo Kagiwada was fatally stabbed near JR Mishima Station on Sunday
Suspect declined to comment on the allegations upon his arrest in February
Suspect denies the allegations, police said
Suspect has declined to comment on the allegations, police said