Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI of "Isesaki FM".
Governor Yamamoto considers restricting the distribution of stolen goods due to frequent copper wire thefts from solar power generation facilities and poultry farms.
In response to the frequent thefts of copper wires from solar power generation facilities and poultry farms in the prefecture,
Governor Ichita Yamamoto was asked at a regular press conference on the 8th about the establishment of an ordinance to prevent the purchase of stolen metals.
He stated his intention to take necessary measures in cooperation with the Gunma Prefectural Police, saying, "We will consider regulations to prevent the distribution of stolen goods."
According to the prefectural police, the number of cases of copper wire cable thefts from solar power generation facilities that the prefectural police recognized from January to June this year was 674,
an increase of 81.7% from the previous year.