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4 suspects in 'Luffy' robberies indicted for theft over fraud cases

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 20 11:26 PM

Four men suspected of coordinating robberies across Japan from the Philippines under the name of "Luffy" were indicted by Tokyo prosecutors, Monday. Read more »

More suspects in 'Luffy' Japan robberies arrested in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 01:30 PM

The Bureau of Immigration has arrested two more suspects linked to a fraud scheme and a string of robberies in Japan. Read more »

Japan robbery suspect also allegedly had scam base in Thailand

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 10 10:18 PM

Police sent Yuki Watanabe, 38, and another apparent senior member of the group, Tomonobu Kojima, 45, to prosecutors Friday after they were deported to Japan from the Philippines this week. Read more »

2 more robbery suspects from Philippines back in Tokyo

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 09 11:31 AM

Two men suspected of being behind a string of robberies across Japan were taken into police custody en route to Tokyo on Thursday following their deportation from the Philippines. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 8, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 12:55 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Two more fugitives deported to Japan

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 12:42 AM

Authorities escort Japanese fugitives Yuki Watanabe and Tomonobu Saito on board a Japanese Airlines plane in NAIA 1 in Pasay City late Wednesday. Read more »

DOJ: Suspected Japanese robbery boss 'Luffy' to be deported Feb. 8

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:20 PM

Alleged Japanese robbery ringleader Yuki Watanabe, who authorities in Tokyo believe to be “Luffy,” is set to be deported on Wednesday evening. Read more »

Philippines deports 2 robbery suspects to Japan

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 07 05:27 PM

Two of the 4 suspects believed to be behind a spate of robberies and telephone fraud cases across Japan were deported from the Philippines on Tuesday. Read more »

BI 'doing everything' to deport Japan robbery suspects: spox

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 04:40 PM

The Bureau of Immigration said it was 'doing everything' to fast-track the deportation of 4 fugitives connected to robberies in Japan. Read more »

Pasay court to rule on withdrawal of case vs Japanese fugitives soon

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 03:33 PM

A Pasay City court will rule soon on the motion to withdraw pending cases against 2 Japanese fugitives linked to a series of robberies in Japan. Read more »

Philippines to send robbery suspects to Japan on Feb. 7

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 06 10:09 AM

The Philippines may repatriate 2 of the 4 Japanese detainees believed to be involved in a string of robberies across Japan as early as Tuesday. Read more »

DOJ fast-tracks pending cases vs Japanese fugitives

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 05:32 PM

Yuki Watanabe, whom the Japanese police identified to be "Luffy," is allegedly the ringleader of the Japanese robbery group. Read more »

2 Japanese fugitives in PH to be deported

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 01:22 AM

Two Japanese fugitives in the Philippines are set to be sent back to their homeland after several courts junked cases that had been filed allegedly to prevent their deportation. Read more »

36 tauhan ng BI, sinibak na sa pwesto dahil sa nadiskubreng kontrabando

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 09:46 PM

Sinibak na sa puwesto ang 36 tauhan ng Bureau of Immigration sa warden facility nito sa Camp Bagong Diwa matapos makapasok ang kontrabando sa piitan. Read more »

More cases vs Japanese fugitives dismissed; DOJ eyes deportations

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 02:05 PM

More cases against 4 Japanese fugitives have been dismissed as the Justice department hopes to start deporting them by next week. Read more »

Watanabe lawyer: Pasay court ‘impliedly’ denies bid to junk case

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 05:21 PM

The deportation proceedings of a Japanese national suspected to be the ringleader behind a string of robberies in Japan hits a snag. Read more »

4 robbery suspects may be sent from PH to Japan next week

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 02 11:59 AM

Tokyo and Manila are working out details for the deportation, possibly next week, of 4 Japanese believed to be behind a string of robberies. Read more »

Mga tauhan ng BI, iniimbestigahan matapos malusutan ng gadgets

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 08:14 PM

Nagsagawa na ng imbestigasyon ang BI sa mga tauhan nito sa Camp Bagong Diwa matapos silang malusutan ng sangkaterbang gadgets gaya ng cellphone. Read more »

DOJ says no assurance yet 4 Japanese will be deported before Marcos' Japan trip

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 04:02 PM

The Philippines may not be able to deport within the week 2 of 4 Japanese nationals tagged in a series of robberies in Japan. Read more »

PH mulls deporting all 4 robbery suspects to Japan at once

Kyodo News
Updated as of Feb 01 11:50 AM

The Philippines is considering deporting all 4 suspects believed to be behind a string of robberies across Japan at the same time. Read more »