札幌さっぽろ市しのススキノで、通行人つうこうにんを客引きゃくひきし、自みずから経営けいえいする風俗ふうぞく店てんで女性じょせいに売春ばいしゅんさせた疑うたがいで、男おとこ９人にんが逮捕たいほされた事件じけんで、店みせは、１億おく円えん以上いじょうを不正ふせいに売うり上あげたとみられることが新あらたにわかりました。
売春ばいしゅん防止ぼうし法ほう違反いはんの疑うたがいで22日にち、送検そうけんされたのは、札幌さっぽろ市し中央ちゅうおう区くの風俗ふうぞく店てん経営けいえい、小渡こわたり直樹なおき（こわたり・なおき）容疑ようぎ者しゃ57歳さいや、札幌さっぽろ市し北きた区くの別べつの風俗ふうぞく店てん経営けいえいの武藤むとう伸也しんや（しんや）容疑ようぎ者しゃ43歳さいら９人にんです。
９人にんは、１月がつ19日にちと20日はつかに、ススキノで通行人つうこうにんに声こえをかけ、小渡こわたり容疑ようぎ者しゃと武藤むとう容疑ようぎ者しゃが経営けいえいする店みせに勧誘かんゆうし、店内てんないで女性じょせいに売春ばいしゅんをさせた疑うたがいが持もたれています。
その後ごの取材しゅざいで、小渡こわたり容疑ようぎ者しゃらが経営けいえいする店みせの１年間ねんかんの売うり上あげが、合あわせて１億おく円えん以上いじょうにのぼるとみられることが新あらたにわかりました。
警察けいさつは、売うり上あげの一部いちぶが暴力団ぼうりょくだんの資金しきん源げんになっていたとみて、解明かいめいをすすめています。


### Nine Arrested in Prostitution Case Linked to Organized Crime in Susukino In Susukino, a well-known entertainment district in Sapporo, police have arrested nine individuals, including managers and recruiters, on charges related to prostitution. The investigation revealed that the two establishments involved generated illegal sales exceeding 100 million yen (approximately $900,000) over the past year, with connections to organized crime funding. On the 22nd, nine suspects were sent to prosecutors for violating the Anti-Prostitution Act. Among those arrested is Naoki Kowatari, a 57-year-old manager of a sex establishment in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, and Shinya Muto, a 43-year-old manager of another establishment in Kita Ward. The arrests stemmed from incidents on January 19 and 20, when the suspects were reportedly seen soliciting passersby in Susukino, inviting them to their establishments. It is alleged that women were engaged in prostitution within these venues. Further investigations have indicated that the total sales from Kowatari's establishment alone may have exceeded 100 million yen in a year. Authorities suspect that a portion of these earnings may have been funneled to organized crime groups, prompting ongoing inquiries into the financial operations of these businesses. The police are continuing their efforts to clarify the extent of the illegal activities and the connections to organized crime in the region.