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A Malaysian National was arrested by the Shiga Prefectural Police’s Organized Crime Division on suspicion of theft. The police believe he acted as a “dashiko” or a mule to retrieve money for special fraud groups.
The suspect is accused of conspiring with unknown individuals on the 2nd to use a fraudulently obtained cash card belonging to an 82-year-old woman from Higashiomi City, and withdrawing 500,000 yen in cash from an ATM at a financial institution in the same city.
Around the same time, similar incidents occurred across the prefecture, and police are investigating the possible connection.
