Japanese police arrest 4 foreign residents on charges of stealing over 100 cars

110 cars! They've been busy over the past 2 years. Long jail sentences then deportation, please. Don't care if you've got a Japanese wife and kids to feed. Off you go and never come back.

According to the investigators, the four men, who are Sri Lankan nationals, committed an extended string of robberies between December of 2022 and May of this year.

They were just doing their bit to restructure the debt between the two countries.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/sri-lankas-economic-crisis-debt-deal-with-bilateral-creditors-2024-06-26/

"...where they would be tripped [sic] for parts and components such as their engines which he would then resell."

Of course the stolen vehicles were stripped for parts, and not 'tripped'. Such a business is sometimes referred to as a 'chop shop.'

Moderator: Thanks for pointing out the typo.

Toyota Hi Ace and mid-sized cargo trucks like the Isuzu Elf.

Those car can't speed up, however usually people who drive or own it usually construction worker or service worker that already tired after all day working on the site. So they'll become easy target.

who are Sri Lankan nationals, committed an extended string of robberies between December of 2022 and May of this year.

Vietnamese suspects usually target agricultural product, now Sri Lankan is targeting cars.

Japan used to be peace country.

If found guilty, give the four pieces of trash 15 years- then deported never to return. Sell all of their assets, cars and homes. (Regardless of if they have Japanese wives and fsmilies).

Vermin.

Good riddance … they have abused Japan’s hospitality for far too long.

JeffLeeToday  06:39 am JST

110 cars! They've been busy over the past 2 years. Long jail sentences then deportation, please. Don't care if you've got a Japanese wife and kids to feed. Off you go and never come back.

generally I agree with you but that only punishes the kids twice. One when their parent goes to jail and second you deprive them of a parent. And they’ll suffer the financial hit forever. Not to mention, make them latch key kids.

If single a jail sentence and then deportation. If they’ve got kids. Jail then follow them for 5 years after release, along with some community work after their release.

Generally I agree with you and I understand in todays climate, simple answers are in vogue.

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more angry that these w@n7ers give US hard working immigrants a bad name and will stigmatize us.

When I was in my 20's, I used to have a drinking buddy in Sendai who was this Russian kid fresh out of college. To save up some money to get his start in life back home, he had a job boosting cars in the middle of the night around Miyagi and driving them down to the port and onto Russian ships. I can't say I thought his job was a very good life decision, but he was a nice kid and fun to party with.

When I was in my 20's, I used to have a drinking buddy in Sendai who was this Russian kid fresh out of college. To save up some money to get his start in life back home, he had a job boosting cars in the middle of the night around Miyagi and driving them down to the port and onto Russian ships. I can't say I thought his job was a very good life decision, but he was a nice kid and fun to party with.

I could have guessed he was a Russian without you even specifying his nationality. At one time there was a huge black market for stolen cars exported to Russia, with the vehicles heading to places like Vladivostok.

What a piece of work - here's hoping he has since met great misfortune.

I'm not a limp-wrist, but imagine a news site in a civilized country running the headline 'Police arrest 4 black residents

I can't see any headline of the sort.

The fact they are black men is not the key part of the story. Foreign crime syndicates - which is what this was allegedly - get arrested, jailed and deported all over the world.

Thats one van/truck a week. They have been busy.

deport these animals immediately.

They should all be deported, and their wives and kids can join them if this deems true. To the individual who states the kids will suffer if their father is deported and the answer to that is the opposite. If the father remains, he cannot work and if he works, it will be shady because a leopard doesn't change it spots. Additionally, the children are already labeled "gaijin" now it is worse for them because their father has been arrested and that will follow them if the father remains.

agree. although the sins of the father should not pass to their sons (there's a law regarding that in someplace). the father was responsible for them in jpn, he failed, so he can atone wherever he first came from!

Fighto

You seriously think they’ll get 15 years in jail for vehicle theft?

I’ve read about murderers getting that long a sentence on this website.

Please be realistic.

Jail and deport..

This is such a rare crime in Japan. I’ve never heard of a stolen car before in Japan. It was easy to guess that foreigners would be doing such a crime. Foreigners like these are giving foreigners from safe countries a bad name.

I’m sure there are plenty of Japanese car thieves too Japantime, don’t worry.

Despite stand-out stories like this, I’m sure Japanese people are responsible for the majority of crimes in this country.

every car coming off the factory line could have an embedded air tag or something similar.

but carmakers don't want that. they want to sell another car, not help anyone find the stolen one.

two years to find these guys?

police hint: car parts companies are the usual suspects for car thefts.

Japanese stealing cars in Japan are not as easily exported and more likely to be recovered. There are so many foreigners from 3rd world countries like Africa, India and so on who are into illegal activities and what's worse these individuals make it hard on their countrymen who are living and working honestly.