Police search Ishihara Sangyo plant over disposal violation

Police search Ishihara Sangyo plant over disposal violation

YOKKAICHI, Japan - Photo shows the factory of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, which police searched on Nov. 8 on suspicion of violating the waste management law by selling contaminated recycled products to unlicensed garbage disposal firms.

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