Yakuza accused of kidnapping debtor to work in Southeast Asian scam ring

FUKUOKA (TR) – Police have arrested a member of the Yamaguchi-gumi syndicate and four others for allegedly kidnapping a woman and attempting to force her onto a flight to Southeast Asia to work as a telephone scammer, reports BS Oita Broadcasting (Oct. 13).

Ryuji Nakahara, a 54-year-old member of the Oita-based Ishii-ikka, an affiliate of the designated yakuza group Yamaguchi-gumi, was arrested alongside four men and women on suspicion of confinement and kidnapping for the purpose of transferring a person abroad.

According to Fukuoka Prefectural Police, the suspects confined the 34-year-old Kumamoto Prefecture woman at a restaurant in Fukuoka City’s Nakasu nightlife district in June. The victim reportedly owed money to Nakahara.

While holding her at the restaurant, the suspects threatened her, allegedly saying, “If you intend to repay the money, your only choice is to go overseas.” They then forced her into a taxi and took her to the international terminal of Fukuoka Airport, intending to traffic her to a location in Southeast Asia.

The plot was foiled before her departure when a police officer at the airport intervened and placed the woman under protective custody. Authorities subsequently identified and arrested the five suspects using security camera footage.

Investigators believe Nakahara operates as a “recruiter” for international tokushu sagi (specialized fraud) syndicates. The suspects allegedly planned to send the woman to an overseas crime base to work as a kakeko –— a caller tasked with defrauding victims over the phone.

On Tuesday, Fukuoka police raided the yakuza headquarters in Oita City to investigate the full extent of the syndicate’s operations and the details leading up to the kidnapping.

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54岁的中原龙二是隶属于大分县的石井一花（山口组的一个分支）的成员，他与四名男女因涉嫌非法拘禁和绑架他人以将人转移到国外而被捕。

据福冈县警方称，嫌疑人于6月在福冈市中洲夜生活区的一家餐厅内将一名34岁的熊本县女子囚禁。据悉，受害者曾欠中原钱款。

嫌疑人在餐厅里挟持她，威胁她说：“如果你想还钱，唯一的选择就是出国。”随后，他们强迫她上出租车，并将她带到福冈机场国际航站楼，意图将她贩卖到东南亚某个地方。

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