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Police arrest man for stealing over 70 shoes he sniffed for pleasure

A middle-aged man has been arrested for stealing over 70 pairs of shoes that he sniffed for "sexual pleasure", according to reports.

Makoto Endo, 40, nicked the footwear in Tochigi and Saitama, eastern Japan, because he enjoyed "sniffing the smell of well-worn shoes".

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