TOKYO —A Japanese national, wanted in connection with a 600 million yen
robbery in Tokyo last year, was extradited from Cambodia to Japan on
Friday.
The National Police Agency (NPA) said that the suspect, who has been
named as 45-year-old Kenji Nishizawa, is believed to have been part of
a gang that stole 600 million yen in cash from a Tokyo security firm in
May 2011. So far, police have arrested more than 20 in connection with
the case.
Nishizawa, who had been on an international wanted list, was
apprehended by police in Cambodia earlier this month on suspicion of
illegally overstaying in the country, the National Police Agency said.
He arrived at Haneda airport, accompanied by police.
Police say that of the 600 million yen stolen, around 360 million
has not yet been accounted for. It is thought that Nishizawa may have
taken some or all of the money with him when he fled to Cambodia in
June 2011, TV Asahi reported.
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