2 men arrested over record gold smuggling haul in Japan

Japanese police arrested on Wednesday two Israeli men living in Tokyo for attempting to smuggle 220 kilograms of gold bullion in 2017 -- the largest haul seized in the country.They were also held for alleged violation of Japan's customs law. It is claimed they successfully smuggled, by air, a further amount of about 200 kg of gold -- worth some 924 million yen ($8.42 million) -- disguised as auto parts from Hong Kong, in November 2017, so evading some 70 million yen in consumption tax.The police believe the men -- Reuben Rosen, 58, an executive at a precious metals importer, and David Cohen…READ FULL ARTICLE