Tokyo police have arrested on suspicion of bijou theft two ladies who’re believed to be members of a worldwide gang generally known as “Pink Panda” specializing in stealing jewellery from exhibitions, it was realized Wednesday.
Yi Xiaofeng, a 37-year-old Chinese language nationwide, and one other girl are alleged to have stolen six pearl pendants valued at a complete of ¥1,865,000 at a world jewellery exhibition on the Tokyo Huge Sight conference middle within the capital’s Koto Ward at round 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. They’re each denying the costs.
The gang’s members principally come from China’s Hunan Province.
In accordance with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Division, the suspects entered Japan on Jan. 16 on quick keep visas. They left the nation at round 2 a.m. on Jan. 18.
The police recognized the 2 suspects utilizing proof similar to video footage earlier than buying their arrest warrants. The 2 have been apprehended once they returned to Japan on Tuesday, apparently in time for a three-day jewellery occasion that began in Tokyo on Wednesday.
On the occasion in January, 4 different thefts of bijou gadgets, together with pendants and rings, valued at a complete of about ¥10 million have been reported. The police are investigating whether or not the 2 suspects have been additionally concerned in these thefts.
