Posted on 10/22/2025 9:45:12 AM PDT by DFG
Tokyo police have arrested four individuals for trying to smuggle about 8 kilograms of powdered gold into Japan from Hong Kong.
The suspects are 34-year-old Nishimura Masamori and three women in their 20s and 30s who hid it in their underwear.
Police say the four brought the gold, worth about 650,000 dollars at the time, aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo's Haneda Airport in July last year.
Authorities allege that they tried to avoid paying some 65,000 dollars in consumption tax and other levies at airport customs.
The four have admitted to charges of customs law and consumption tax law violations.
Police say the women were instructed by Nishimura to take a three-day sightseeing tour of Hong Kong.
They were later given small packets of powdered gold from another person in an apartment, before sewing them into their underwear.
Nishimura reportedly covered the women's travel expenses, and they were supposed to be paid a reward if they succeeded in smuggling the gold into Japan.
Tokyo police believe other individuals, such as those who prepared the gold, were systematically involved.
Those customs agents love digging for gold.
Come on now- it was their “Emotional Support Gold”
Ten percent for The Big Guy...
Just Piercings , move along ,LOL
Is that a gold bar in your pants or are you just glad to see me?
Talk about droopy drawers.
Are you happy to see me or is that a gold bar in your pocket?.................
GMTA!........................
Not only that. 😂👍
“...they tried to avoid paying some 65,000 dollars in consumption tax and other levies at airport customs....”
I can’t fault them for this, but it was stupid to try............
Why didn’t they just wear it as lots of blingy jewelry? Make it tacky and fake looking.
I’ve seen expensive jewelry that looks fake and fake jewelry that looks expensive. Also, don’t forget to wear leopard print spandex.
It must have shown up on a body x-ray. Or maybe the gals were acting weird.
Otherwise, the cops were onto the deal from the get-go.
They should have made it into parts for their Rolls Royce like Goldfinger.
Well, I guess that’s better than trying to smuggle 17 lbs of live snakes or African “bushmeat” in your underwear.
You deserve a big thumbs up for that quick retort.
Thanks for the LOL!
Goldfinger
Nishimura Masamori …Interesting name. Nearest translation equivalent would be “Prospero Westville” or something like that.
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