The Chiba Prefectural Police arrested one suspect on Wednesday, June 24, on suspicion of violating the Road Maintenance Special Measures Act, alleging that it was conducting illegal traffic in the ETC lane of the Higashi-Kanto Expressway and the Shuto Expressway, Announced that it will be sent on Thursday, June 25.

This arrest was related to the case where three people were arrested on Wednesday, June 10, and because he was illegally evading the payment of tolls that he should have originally paid, East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. and Shuto Expressway shares The company's joint report to Chiba Prefectural Police led to the arrest.

East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd. and the capital city Expressway Co., Ltd. have been working with a strong stance of "no unauthorized traffic" so as not to spoil the trust of customers in the toll road business. However, we believe that the arrest of the suspect is significant not only from the perspective of ensuring the fairness of toll burdens and deterring illegal traffic, but also from the perspective of safety.

Both companies will continue to take a firm stand against illegal traffic and will continue to actively cooperate with police investigations to tackle illegal traffic.

In addition, for illegal traffic by the suspects, we will check the toll fee and will charge a surcharge (twice the exempt toll fee) in addition to the illegally exempted toll fee.