Man Arrested For Re-selling Game Consoles That Were For Delivery

The suspect says he spent nearly all the money he made at the horse track

A 50-year-old man has been arrested by the Tokyo police for allegedly reselling approximately two hundred video game consoles and games, that were set for delivery. The suspect has confessed to the charges.

TV Asahi notes that the value of the consoles totaled 5.8 million yen ($51,000), and it’s believed that he made over 3 million yen ($26,000) in profit.

According to Sankei News, the suspect had been entrusted with approximately 200 PlayStation 5s, Nintendo Switches, and games, at the request of an acquaintance who worked for a delivery company. But instead of delivering the load, the suspect sold over half the consoles that day to game shops in Tokyo’s Akihabara area.

The Japanese media is reporting that the man is mushoku (無職) or “unemployed.” It is not uncommon for the Japanese media to list the employment status of suspects in criminal cases. In the various reports, the relationship between the suspect and the employee at the delivery company has not been fully fleshed out.

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