Thai police arrest Japanese gangster wanted for murder in Japan

Wednesday 10th February, 04:13 AM JST

BANGKOK —

A Japanese gangster suspected of murdering a rival gangster in Kanagawa Prefecture last July was arrested in the Thai capital on Sunday, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.

Kenichi Anai, 40, was found using a fake passport while living in Bangkok, the official said. He is said to be a member of the Sumiyoshi gang. Thai immigration police are scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the arrest.

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bushlover at 04:41 AM JST - 10th February

Excellent!!
skroknog at 05:34 AM JST - 10th February

Caught in Thailand. Why? Because the J police wouldn't touch him. Why chase scary real criminals when you could be chasing gaijins on bicycles.
KyokoSmile at 09:14 AM JST - 10th February

Hahahaahaha skroknog YOU made my day! Me Love you very much.
smithinjapan at 09:18 AM JST - 10th February

Lock him up and keep him in THAILAND! If he's extradicted back to Japan he'll just be let off, or if imprisoned be treated like a king in there. Throw him in Big Tiger... or whatever the max prison is called in BGK.
KyokoSmile at 09:28 AM JST - 10th February

Yep, he'll probably be given a suspended sentence or just walk away scott-free as the japanese criminal he is. A foreign guy would have just be given the harshest sentence you can imagine. Kudos to the Thai-Cops!
SpanishEyez37 at 10:24 AM JST - 10th February

He should of fled to the Phillipines. At least in jail, he gets to dance choreographed numbers like ''Thriller'' or whatever MJ songs they do.
goddog at 12:43 PM JST - 10th February

Spanish, what are you talking about? Too funny. Thai cops are good. A Thai Detective pulled a gun on me in a toilet in Bankok. That was a lot of fun.
Beelzebub at 01:13 PM JST - 10th February

What is it with the Japanese foreign ministry that enables it to issue passports to members of organised criminal syndicates?? Is this part of Japan's export strategy?
stirfry at 01:21 PM JST - 10th February

What is it with the Japanese foreign ministry that enables it to issue passports to members of organised criminal syndicates?? Is this part of Japan's export strategy?

nope...there's just no difference between organized crime and the j-govt
my2sense at 03:02 PM JST - 10th February

Fake passports in Thailand..... you get the book unless you have the cash without a wanted charge for murder. I have done business there and they hate Yaks.... This dude is well-done.... if he gets 1 year in the BKK Hilton, he is surely finished. Trust me, there is more than just one hiding there, PI and Indo....
elbudamexicano at 12:27 PM JST - 12th February

If the Thais hate Japanese Yakuza, they are my kind of people! Bravo to the Thai police of catching this Japanese mafia scum in their lovely country! Maybe they can get an angry Thai elephant to give him a real hard foot massage?