At present the police have questions to the victim and the Chinese: for example, they want to know how he got so much gold
A student from China came to Japan to convert 46 kilograms of gold for 1.6 million dollars. When he and his friend left the jewelry store with a suitcase full of cash, the men were stopped by three men in blue uniforms police and asked to show passports. After that, law enforcement officers seized a bag with money and disappeared.
It was later revealed that the money was taken away not real cops, and the unknown. Law enforcement agencies of Japan filed a case and are already looking for suspects. However, at present the police have questions to the victim and the Chinese: for example, they want to know how he got so much gold.
As noted by the edition of South China Morning Post, Japan’s gold demand in criminal circles and are often smuggled. In addition, there is a tax on the sale of gold in the amount of from 5% to 8%. In China there are no such fees, therefore, the resale in Japan makes economic sense: the Chinese are buying gold at home with zero taxes and go to another country to get a good price. In the near future demand can only grow: in 2018 the Japanese government want to increase charges to 10%.
Before the introduction of Japanese customs is encountered less than 10 cases of smuggling of gold per year, and the next year after its introduction there were 177 cases. The number of attempts made illegal to hold gold in Japan constantly растtт.
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