Two Vietnamese Arrested on Suspicion of Illegally Purchasing Pokémon Cards; over 15,000 Cards Seized, Possibly for Resale at High Prices

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By the 5th, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department had arrested two people, both Vietnamese nationals, Do Van Cuong (39), manager of a mobile phone company, and a male employee, both of Toshima 8-chome, Kita-ku, Tokyo, on suspicion of theft and illegally creating and providing private electronic records for the fraudulent purchase of Pokemon cards. Police

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's International Crimes Division has arrested two Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of theft and illegal creation and provision of private electronic records, after they allegedly used SIM cards containing illegally obtained mobile phone subscriber information to purchase a large number of Pokémon cards based on the popular Pokémon game.