Nagoya – An Apple Inc. tracking device was found attached to an unmarked police vehicle in central Japan, leading to suspicions that a yakuza crime syndicate was responsible, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Police are alleging a crime organization planted an AirTag, a device marketed for use in locating personal belongings, on the vehicle to track the movements of investigators, the sources said. The vehicle on which the tag was planted is used to investigate crime syndicates and drug crimes.
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