Feb 13 (News On Japan) –
South Korean police introduced the arrest of 39 people concerned in smuggling gold from Hong Kong to Japan through Incheon Airport, disguising the steel as clay to evade detection.
On February twelfth, South Korean authorities reported that that they had arrested the group’s ringleader, a person in his 40s, on suspicion of violating customs legal guidelines. An extra 38 individuals, who performed roles in transporting the gold, have been referred to prosecutors.
The group is suspected of smuggling roughly 7.8 billion yen price of gold, bought in Hong Kong, into Japan between December 2022 and September 2023.
Before transporting the gold, the smugglers allegedly processed it right into a clay-like type utilizing chemical substances to bypass steel detectors. A police official commented, “As far as we know, this is the first time such a method has been discovered in South Korea.”
Authorities consider the group profited almost 74 million yen by promoting the smuggled gold to Japanese sellers at the next worth than their buy price in Hong Kong.
Source: TBS