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The deportation of Yuki Watanabe, alias "Luffy," the suspected mastermind behind a string of robberies in Japan who is now in detention in the Philippines, could be derailed by charges he faces in a separate case in the Southeast Asian country, according to a Philippine investigative source.
YAMAGUCHI (Kyodo) -- Police suspect that a man in Japan also employed the
Police suspect that a man in Japan also employed the "Luffy" online username to organize a string of robberies in the country, in addition to the alleged ringleader who is currently detained in the Philippines, sources close to the matter say.
MANILA--The alleged mastermind behind a string of violent robberies and a shocking murder in Japan is expected to be deported after Philippine law enforcement authorities complete their own investigations into crimes they say he committed on their home turf.
The suspected "Luffy" mastermind and three others believed to be behind a string of Japan robberies and now in detention in the Philippines appear to be senior members of a fraud group from which 36 members were detained in the country in 2019, an investigative source said Saturday. Police have…