Five suspects allegedly harvested 390 kilograms of namako, or sea cucumbers, in February
Posts tagged as “Kodo-kai”
A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Aichi Prefecture
Toshio Maruyama is believed to have died due to natural causes
Kodo-kai is an affiliate of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest gang
Suspect said, ‘I hold a grudge against the Kodo-kai’
Tokyo police raided an office of a Kodo-kai affiliate in Gifu City on Thursday
Suspect shot the victims at close range with police officers present on October 10
Kiyoshi Takayama served a 6-year prison term for extortion
Victim was wounded in the abdomen and arm, police said
Suspect has declined to comment on the allegations, police said
Boss denies the allegations, police said