Japanese trader loses P1.5-M to holdup men

A Japanese businessman lost some P1.5 million worth of cash and valuables to three men who held him up at gunpoint right in front of his house in Quezon City yesterday afternoon.

Police identified the victim as Masami Nakamura, 42, and a resident of Villa España Subdivision in Barangay Tatalon.

Reports reaching the Central Police District-Criminal Investigation Unit (CPD-CIU) revealed that Nakamura arrived home about 12:45 p.m. after fetching his wife, Voleta, from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

While in the process of unloading her baggage and boxes from his vehicle, a pick-up truck, suddenly stopped in front of his house. One of the three suspects on board stepped out and poked a gun at Nakamura.

The suspects then divested him of cash in various denominations, jewelry and other items.

The robbers even took Nakamura’s Ford Expedition (WRZ-159), which lawmen later found abandoned t Home Centrum Subdivision in Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City.

Investigators said that the suspects belong to a group which targets arriving foreigners from the airport, tail their vehicles and rob them once they reach home.