Police raid Fukuoka gang office over sumo gambling scandal

Police raid Fukuoka gang office over sumo gambling scandal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tokyo police raid the office of the Izu-gumi gang group affiliated with Japan's largest crime syndicate the Yamaguchi-gumi, in Fukuoka, on Aug. 2, 2010, in connection with the illegal gambling scandal rocking the traditional Japanese sport of sumo.

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