Pokemon

Japanese crime syndicates have reportedly begun using Pokémon trading cards to launder vast amounts of money. The former head of a crime syndicate told Japanese magazine Shunkan Gendai that his organisation used the cards to transport stolen money abroad, according to a translation published

Two boxes of sealed Pokemon card sets have been sold for more than £19,000 at auction. The boxes, purchased 21 years ago for around £30, were sold after the owner researched the prices they could fetch.