January 15, 2013, Ibaraki Prefectural Police, on November 17, 2013 and January 15, 2014, due to suspicion of fraudulent use of a computer, regarding three illegal passers who illegally escaped the toll charge originally paid , Announced that they were arrested.

In this case, by using multiple ETC cards and using an ETC card that is different from the IC entrance information that actually flowed in to falsify the toll section, the payment of the toll charge that was originally paid was illegally avoided.

NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo), we have been working with a strong stance of “tolerating unauthorized traffic” so as not to damage customers' trust in the toll road business. We believe that the recent arrest of a person who commits malicious tolls will help ensure fairness in toll charges and prevent unauthorized tolls.

We will continue to take a resolute attitude toward illegal traffic and will actively cooperate with police investigations to tackle illegal traffic.

The suspect will be checked for toll charges and will be charged a surcharge (twice the illegal toll charge) in addition to the illegal toll charge.