Possible ‘Pink Panda’ gang members arrested in Japan

Tokyo police have arrested on suspicion of knickknack theft two girls who’re believed to be members of a worldwide gang referred to as “Pink Panda” specializing in stealing jewellery from exhibitions, it was discovered Wednesday.

Yi Xiaofeng, a 37-year-old Chinese nationwide, and one other girl are alleged to have stolen six pearl pendants valued at a complete of ¥1,865,000 at a global jewellery exhibition on the Tokyo Big Sight conference middle within the capital’s Koto Ward at round 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. They are each denying the costs.

The gang’s members principally come from China’s Hunan Province.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the suspects entered Japan on Jan. 16 on brief 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 two had been apprehended once they returned to Japan on Tuesday, apparently in time for a three-day jewellery occasion that began in Tokyo on Wednesday.

At the occasion in January, 4 different thefts of knickknack gadgets, together with pendants and rings, valued at a complete of about ¥10 million had been reported. The police are investigating whether or not the 2 suspects had been additionally concerned in these thefts.