Organized Crime

Case linked to structured criminal group operations targeting elderly victims in Japan

Reiwa 7 (Wa) 42 Fraud Case
  1. Reiwa 7 (Wa) 42 Fraud Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025-01-20)
  3. Original Case: 令和7(わ)42 詐欺被告事件
  4. VictimsSuzuki HanakoTakahashi MinoruWatanabe YokoDefendantsKimura TatsuyaInvestigatorsTokyo Metropolitan Police Department Special Fraud UnitProsecutorsYamamoto KeikoDefense AttorneysNakamura ShotaJudgesTanaka MakotoInstitutionsTokyo District CourtTokyo District Public Prosecutors OfficeTokyo Metropolitan Police Department
  5. Case Tags: Fraud;Organized Crime;Financial Crime;Elderly Victimization
Japan v. Drug Trafficking and Fraud Defendant (Reiwa 6 (Wa) 31)
  1. Japan v. Drug Trafficking and Fraud Defendant (Reiwa 6 (Wa) 31)
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
  3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)31 麻薬及び向精神薬取締法違反、国際的な協力の下に規制薬物に係る不正行為を助長する行為等の防止を図るための麻薬及び向精神薬取締法等の特例等に関する法律違反(変更後の訴因 国際的な協力の下に規制薬物に係る不正行為を助長する行為等の防止を図るための麻薬及び向精神薬取締法等の特例等に関する法律違反)、詐欺被告事件
  4. InstitutionsTokyo District CourtJapan Coast GuardTokyo Customs
  5. Case Tags: Drug Trafficking;Organized Crime;Fraud;International Cooperation
Reiwa 6 (Wa) 158 et al. Fraud Defendant Case
  1. Reiwa 6 (Wa) 158 et al. Fraud Defendant Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2025)
  3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)158等 詐欺被告事件
  4. InstitutionsJapan Prosecutors Office
  5. Case Tags: Fraud;Criminal Law;Financial Crime;Organized Crime
Puducherry Cyber Fraud Gang Case
  1. Puducherry Cyber Fraud Gang Case
  2. Jurisdiction: India (Puducherry Union Territory) (March 2025)
  3. Original Case: 本地治里邦网络诈骗团伙案
  4. Key Figures: R. Manikandan (ringleader), S. Kavitha (call center supervisor), P. Dinesh (tech support impersonator), M. Anjali (money mule coordinator)
  5. Case Tags: Cyber Fraud;Organized Crime;Phishing Scam;Identity Theft
Gujarat Port Drug Smuggling Case
  1. Gujarat Port Drug Smuggling Case
  2. Jurisdiction: India (2025-04)
  3. Original Case: 古吉拉特邦港口走私毒品案
  4. DefendantsVikram RathoreAfghan nationalCustoms clearing agentInvestigatorsIndian Narcotics Control BureauProsecutorsSpecial Public ProsecutorDefense AttorneysSenior AdvocateJudgesSpecial NDPS Court JudgeInstitutionsIndian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)Special NDPS Court, Ahmedabad
  5. Case Tags: Drug Smuggling;NDPS Act;Port Security Breach;Organized Crime
Case No. 2024(wa)626: Currency Counterfeiting and Uttering (Amended Charge: Counterfeiting Currency and Uttering Thereof)
  1. Case No. 2024(wa)626: Currency Counterfeiting and Uttering (Amended Charge: Counterfeiting Currency and Uttering Thereof)
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (Between March and June 2025)
  3. Original Case: 令和6(わ)626 偽造通貨行使(変更後の訴因 通貨偽造・同行使)被告事件
  4. Key Figures: Defendant: Kenji Watanabe (渡辺健二); Accomplices: Yuki Sato (佐藤優貴), Haruna Tanaka (田中春奈)
  5. Case Tags: Currency Counterfeiting;Uttering Counterfeit Notes;Organized Crime;Cross-Prefectural Economic Offense