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Gilbert Horowitz
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Japanese police arrested the leader of the brutal yakuza organised crime syndicate Thursday for the 1998 murder of a 70-year-old man.
Satoru Nomura, 67, the top leader of Kudokai, has long been considered one of the most dangerous yakuza crime syndicates in Japan.
According to media reports, the victim, Kunihiro Kajiwara, was head of the local fisherman’s co-operative. He was allegedly gunned down for refusing to give favorable treatment to the yakuza group over public works in a local port.
The yakuza engage in activities ranging from gambling, drugs and prostitution to loan sharking, protection rackets and white-collar crime.
In Japan, the gangs have historically been tolerated by authorities.
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
