Caught in Busan after 3 Years on the Run from Daegu... Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Illegal Sports Gambling Operator Worth 30 Billion Won

Busan Gijang Police Station, Pursues and Apprehends Vehicle Making Sudden U-Turn During Joint Traffic Crackdown

Busan Gijang Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 30s who was on the run after being caught operating an illegal sports gambling site worth 30 billion won in Daegu was accidentally caught during a joint traffic crackdown in Busan.

He was handed over to the Daegu Police Agency, which had issued the warrant for his arrest.

According to the Busan Gijang Police Station on the 18th, at around 3:40 p.m. on the 17th, police conducting a joint traffic crackdown on the roadside in front of Yongsosamgeori in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, spotted a passenger car that was traveling from the direction of Choacheon Nuclear Hospital toward Ulsan but suddenly made a U-turn toward Jangan IC.

The police suspected the driver was trying to evade the crackdown, pursued the vehicle with a traffic patrol car, stopped it, and conducted an inspection.

The driver, Mr. A, continuously refused to verify his identity, but after persistent questioning by the officers, he confessed.

Upon checking his personal information, it was found that Mr. A was a major wanted person who had been caught operating an illegal sports gambling site worth 35.2 billion won in 2018 by the Daegu Police Agency and had an outstanding arrest warrant.

The police arrested Mr. A on the spot and transferred him to the Daegu Police Agency. The vehicle he was driving was registered under someone else's name.

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