Jul 06 (Japan Times) - An Apple Inc. tracking device was found attached to an unmarked police vehicle in central Japan, leading to suspicions that a yakuza crime syndicate was responsible, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Police are alleging a crime organization planted an AirTag, a device marketed for use in locating personal belongings, on the vehicle to track the movements of investigators, the sources said. The vehicle on which the tag was planted is used to investigate crime syndicates and drug crimes.
The commercially available device was found in a black plastic box, attached to the muffler of the vehicle, in May by an investigator who was getting into the car in the parking lot of Toyota police station in Aichi Prefecture.
Source: ANNnewsCH