4 smugglers arrested for bringing gold into Japan from Hong Kong in underwear
The suspects are accused of having conspired to smuggle about 8kg of gold powder on a flight in July last year
Masamori Nishimura, 34, is believed to have orchestrated the smuggling attempt by instructing three women in their 20s and 30s to wear underwear with concealed gold powder on a flight in July last year, the sources said.
The four admitted to the charges, with one of the women telling investigators she was recruited by Nishimura. The three women knew each other and joined the scheme in return for cash and travel expenses, according to the sources.
The women are believed to have received underwear with concealed gold from another man in Hong Kong under Nishimura’s instructions.
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