All Foreigners Involved in Police Substation Mass Escape Apprehended

The whereabouts of all 10 foreigners who were arrested on charges of illegal gambling and then collectively escaped from the police precinct have been secured.

On the 12th, the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station announced that they had secured the whereabouts of all 10 Vietnamese nationals (illegal immigrants) suspected of illegal gambling and other charges.

Seven of them surrendered by visiting the police station or the Gwangju Immigration Office after psychological pressure and persuasion from acquaintances.

The other three were arrested after police tracked them using closed-circuit television (CCTV) and found them hiding at acquaintances' residences.

The police plan to hand them over to immigration authorities once all investigations are complete, and they are expected to be deported according to procedures.

A total of 23 Vietnamese were caught gambling illegally with stakes around 10 million won at a detached house in Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City the day before, and were being questioned in the meeting room of the Wolgok Police Precinct, but some (10 people) escaped through windows and other means.

They escaped outside using system windows about 20 cm wide that open approximately 15 degrees and scattered across Gwangju, Jeonnam, and other areas. It is presumed they fled fearing forced deportation or expulsion if caught.

The gambling case has now been completed and transferred to the prosecution, while the collective escape is still under police investigation.

The police also plan to verify whether there was any negligence in duty by officers related to this 'collective escape' incident.

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