6. In this Law, "property derived from drug crime proceeds" means any property derived from drug crime proceeds provided for in Paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the Anti-Drug Special Law.

7. n this Law, "drug crime proceeds or the like" means drug crime proceeds or the like provided for in Paragraph 5 of Article 2 of the Anti-Drug Special Law.

## CHAPTER II PUNISHMENT OF ORGANIZED CRIMES, CONFISCATION OF CRIME PROCEEDS AND OTHER MATTERS

Article 3 (Organized homicide and other organized crimes)

When an act constituting one or more of the offences provided for in the following items is done as an activity of a group (An "activity of a group" means an act based on the will decided by the group, which effects or profits gained through such act accrue to the group. The same shall apply hereinafter.) by an organization to perform the act, a person who commits the offence shall be punished as provided in each corresponding item.

(1) an offence provided for in Paragraph 1 of Article 186 (Habitual Gambling) of the Penal Code (Law No. 45 of 1907) imprisonment with labour for not more than five years

(2) an offence provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 186 (Opening a Gambling Place) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for not less than three months nor more than seven years

(3) an offence provided for in Article 199 (Homicide) of the Penal Code ___ death or imprisonment with labour for life or for not less than five years

(4) an offence provided for in Article 220 (Unlawful Arrest and False Imprisonment) of the Penal Code imprisonment with labour for not less than three months nor more than seven years

(5) an offence provided for in Paragraph 1 or 2 of Article 223 (Compulsion) of the Penal Code imprisonment with labour for not more than five years

(6) an offence provided for in Article 225-2 (Kidnapping or Abduction for Ransom) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for life or not less than five years

(7) an offence provided for in Article 233 (Damage to Credit; Obstruction of Business) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for not more than five years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen

(8) an offence provided for in Article 234 (Forcible Obstruction of Business) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for not more than five years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen

(9) an offence provided for in Article 246 (Fraud) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for a limited term of not less than one year

(10) an offence provided for in Article 249 (Extortion) of the Penal Code ___ imprisonment with labour for a limited term of not less than one year

(11) an offence provided for in the former part of Article 260 (Damage or Destruction of Structure) of the Penal Code imprisonment with labour for not more than seven years

2. The same shall apply to a person who commits one or more of the offences provided for in the preceding paragraph (except for Items 1, 2 and 9), for the purpose of causing a group to obtain illegal interests ("Illegal interests" means dominance based on force of the group over a certain geographical or other area which is to expedite the group or its member to obtain profit continuously through crime or other illegal acts of members of the group. The same shall apply hereinafter in this paragraph.), or maintain or enlarge the illegal interests of the group.

## Article 4 (Attempts)

Attempts of the offences provided for in the preceding article involving offences provided for in Items 3, 5, 6 (Such offence shall be limited to that involving Paragraph 1 of Article 225-2 of the Penal Code.), 9 and 10 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding article shall be punished.

Article 5 (Reduction of punishment in case of release of a kidnapped or abducted person in case of organized kidnapping or abduction for ransom)