The Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested five more people with alleged links to Philippines-based Japanese crime ring JP Dragon on suspicion of fraud and theft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-five-people-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #fukuoka #philippines #fraud #theft #japanesepolice

Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a senior member of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Philippines to three years and six months in prison for fraud. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-senior-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #fraud #japanesecourts #philippines #tokyo #organizedcrime

The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration has detained Ryuji Yoshioka, 55, the suspected leader of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Southeast Asian country, investigative sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-leader-detained/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #gangs #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations

Philippine immigration authorities have detained seven members of the "JP Dragon" crime ring based in the Southeast Asian country and comprising former Japanese gang members, it was learned Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/crime-legal/jp-dragon-detention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #jpdragon #gangs #philippines