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Robbers posing as police steal 30 million won from 'online gambling' operation

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Six individuals have been arrested and charged with robbery after posing as police officers to steal approximately 32.3 million won from an office in Daejeon.
  • The suspects allegedly assaulted one victim and threatened two others before fleeing with cash and computer equipment.
  • The incident occurred in an office suspected of operating an online gambling site, though the victims initially claimed they were setting up a PC๋ฐฉ (internet cafe).
  • Police apprehended the suspects using CCTV footage and evidence seized from their vehicles and homes.

Six individuals have been arrested and charged with robbery after allegedly posing as police officers to steal approximately 32.3 million won (about $25,000 USD) from an office in Daejeon. The suspects, identified only as 'A' and five others, are accused of breaking into an office in the Manseon-dong district of Seo-gu early on July 10.

According to the charges, the group assaulted a man in his 20s, identified as 'B', and threatened two other individuals present. They then allegedly stole 31 million won in cash, two computer towers valued at 1.3 million won, and fled the scene. The victim, 'B', reportedly sustained injuries requiring five weeks of medical treatment due to the assault.

The victim did not report the incident to the police immediately, and when we responded days after learning of the case, the office inside was completely clean.

โ€” Police officialDescribing the delayed reporting of the crime and the state of the crime scene upon police arrival.

Adding a layer of suspicion, the victims did not immediately report the incident to the police. When officers investigated the office days later, they found it completely empty. While CCTV footage from outside the building captured the suspects carrying out computer equipment, fueling suspicions that the office was a front for an online gambling operation, the victims insisted they were merely in the process of setting up a PC๋ฐฉ (internet cafe).

Despite the suspects' continued denial of the charges, police were able to gather sufficient evidence. "The victim did not report the incident to the police immediately, and when we responded days after learning of the case, the office inside was completely clean," a police official stated. "By analyzing evidence such as the items seized from 'A's' vehicle and home, and the footage from the building's exterior CCTV, we were able to identify the suspects and secure their arrests."

By analyzing evidence such as the items seized from 'A's' vehicle and home, and the footage from the building's exterior CCTV, we were able to identify the suspects and secure their arrests.

โ€” Police officialExplaining the investigative process that led to the apprehension of the suspects.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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