CrimeGrowing illicit efforts to move precious metal driven by tax regimesThe suspects are accused of bringing undeclared gold to sell in Japan, with some of the proceeds then taken back to Hong Kong. © ReutersEITO HASHIZUME and YUSUKE OZAKIMay 21, 2026 03:56 JSTOSAKA -- Police on Wednesday arrested three men suspected of repeatedly smuggling gold into Japan from Hong Kong in a scheme thought to exploit the different tax systems in the two locations.