A Man in His 40s Lured Mobile Phone Sellers to Cambodia and Robbed Them of Money and Valuables

A man in his 40s who lured a mobile phone vendor to Cambodia, threatened him with a firearm, and extorted money was sentenced to prison.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 40s who lured a mobile phone seller to Cambodia, threatened him with a firearm, and extorted money was sentenced to prison.

On the 18th, the 12th Criminal Division of Daegu District Court (Chief Judge Lee Jin-gwan) sentenced A (41), who was indicted on charges including special robbery, to 4 years in prison.

Earlier, in April 2014, A approached mobile phone seller B, saying, "If you bring 300 used mobile phones to Cambodia, you will make a good profit."

Later, A persuaded B to sell 1,000 more mobile phones.

Accepting this, B entered Cambodia in July of the same year with two other sellers.

A, along with four local Cambodians, threatened B and his party with firearms and robbed approximately 950 smartphones worth about 160 million won and four travel bags containing about 15,000 dollars.

The court explained the reason for sentencing, saying, "They jointly robbed the victims' property with locals carrying firearms in a foreign country with poor public security," and "Considering the tools and methods of the crime and the degree of threat, the victims likely experienced considerable fear and psychological shock."

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