Three Britons have been arrested in London on suspicion of involvement in a 2015 robbery that resulted in the theft of more than 100 million yen ($742,000) worth of jewelry from a luxury department store in central Tokyo, a source familiar with the investigation said Saturday. .
The Japanese news agency Kyodo reported that the three men left Japan two days after the robbery and were put on an international wanted list by Japanese police through the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
The men are suspected of stealing 46 pieces of jewelry, including rings and necklaces, after they hit a security guard and smashed the windows at the Harry Winston department store in the Omotesando Hills mall in Shibuya on the night of November 20, 2015. The source said London is currently discussing whether to transfer the three defendants to Japan for trial.
