Trio robs 5 men and women carrying ¥400 million in suitcasesTOKYO (TR) – A group of thieves on Thursday attacked several men and women in Taito Ward and robbed then of approximately 420 million yen in cash. At around 9:30 p.m., three suspects sprayed the five members of the group, both Chinese and Japanese men and women, with pepper spray in Higashiueno and robbed them of suitcases containing approximately 420 million yen. Police are investigating the possibility that the trio may have committed the hit-and-run during their escape. Early the next morning, a group of three men sprayed pepper spray at a male money exchanger carrying a suitcase containing approximately 190 million yen in cash in a parking lot at Terminal 3 at Haneda Airport. According to police, one of the men was in his 20s or 30s and wearing dark clothing.