Suspect is alleged to have wielded a beer keg weighing 6 kilograms
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A criminal syndicate (yakuza) based in Tokyo
Victim was drinking with the suspects at the festival prior to the incident
Marijuana is valued at around 6 million yen, police said
In 2019, gang membership stood at 28,200
Police raided two gang-related locations on Friday
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
Victim had accumulated a debt of 1 million yen to the operation, police said
Police also arrested nine persons who are suspected of being members of two fraud rings