With regard to the number of STRs used for investigation by prefectural police, 1,261 investigations were initiated with STRs. Other than these, there were 68,680 STRs used for other investigations. In the investigations not initiated with STRs, many STRs are used for criminal investigation that started from a different source, for further crimes, for locating criminal proceeds. In addition, they are used as essential intelligence to promote anti-organized crimes measures, such as for revealing sources of income or utilizing funds of Boryokudan.

The STRs being used for criminal investigation that initiated with the STRs but still under investigation are counted as the STRs being not initiated with STRs.

Moreover, within 236 money laundering crime arrests in 2009, STRs was effectively used in the investigation process of 16 cases of money laundering crime or predicate crime, in addition to being used as clue in 9 cases which described in this section.

Table 4-6 Number of STRs Used

2007	2008	2009
Number of STRs used for investigation of cases cleared that initiated with information contained therein	907	668	1,261
Number of STRs used for investigation of cases other than above mentioned	23,079	44,199	68,680

Note: In the number of STRs used for investigation of cases cleared that initiated with STRs, the number of STRs used, when the case is cleared, is added up.

Moreover, JAFIC tries to obtain a realistic view of the movement of funds of the antisocial syndicates such as Boryokudan by comprehensive analysis of information contained in the STRs of customers, by matching them with other STRs from the same customers that were reported in the past; information accumulated to measure for organized crime, as well as publicly available information.

These analyses have revealed that antisocial syndicate makes use of Boryokudan affiliated companies, investment partnerships and other kind of corporate vehicles and utilizes their funds in various ways and transfers a large amount of funds overseas.

Although it can be assumed that the resources of a large part of the funds handled by antisocial syndicates are sometimes from criminal proceeds, there are many cases that their relationship with particular predicate offences is obscured because various fund activities make its source unclear and utilized in various ways.

As recent cases of arrests typically show, antisocial syndicates often use affiliated companies as cover, feign normal transactions that hide any connection with Boryokudan, receive cooperation from others who have various information and specialized knowledge, and thus use their funds. This is one of the main factors which make the fund-raising activity by antisocial syndicates opaque.

Therefore, in order for the actual conditions of fund-raising activities to become more transparent, JAFIC is convinced that it is important to continue to monitor and trace the movement of funds of antisocial forces, and to enhance the control of illegal activities committed in the course of fund-raising activities through the utilization of the analysis of STRs as well as a close cooperation with investigative authorities, including Customs, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and foreign FIUs.