Police have arrested a U.S. Navy serviceman, his Filipino wife and two other Filipinos for allegedly smuggling fake brand products for sale in Japan from South Korea using military mail, police officials said Sunday.
Jay Pintor, 44, petty officer first class at a Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, his 36-year-old wife Agnes, and the two other Filipinos are suspected of violating Japan's Customs Law and Trademark Law.
Police believe Agnes Pintor, who began operating general merchandise shops from March 2000, has repeatedly engaged in smuggling.
Jay and Agnes Pintor allegedly smuggled into Japan nine cartons containing fake products from a post office in South Korea to a U.S. naval post office in Yokohama from November to December last year.