'Gangwon Land Casino Theft' Peruvian Man Repatriated After 1 Year... Police to Request Arrest Warrant

One Fugitive Being Pursued

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] One of the three suspects who stole a cash safe from Kangwon Land Casino and fled abroad is being repatriated to South Korea.

On the 25th, the Jeongseon Police Station in Gangwon announced, "A 44-year-old Peruvian man A, who was detained in Spain and whose repatriation was delayed due to charges of special theft, is scheduled to be repatriated to South Korea on the 26th."

According to the police, on February 7 of last year, A, along with two accomplices, fled to Thailand from Incheon International Airport after the crime. They were tracked down in cooperation with Interpol and arrested in Spain on February 12 of the same year, along with accomplice B (31, female).

B was repatriated to South Korea and detained on the 22nd of last month. The remaining accomplice, a 37-year-old Hong Kong national, is believed to have fled from Thailand to Cambodia by vehicle and is still being pursued.

It was investigated that the stolen cash safe contained approximately 24 million won in cash.

A and the others had been red-listed for special theft charges, and it is reported that A and B, who were arrested together, were in a romantic relationship.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for A.

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