Chinese Man Who Met 'As If to Exchange Money' and Fled with Over 100 Million Won Arrested

A Chinese man in his 30s who fled after stealing over 100 million won from a currency exchanger he met pretending to exchange money has been arrested.

On the 3rd, Jo Jung-rae, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Southern District Court, held a pre-arrest detention hearing for the suspect, a Chinese man in his 30s named Jeong, around 3 p.m. He issued an arrest warrant citing concerns over evidence tampering and flight risk.

Jeong, who appeared in front of the court at 2:48 p.m. that day, remained silent in response to reporters' questions such as "Where did 60 million won out of the 120 million won go?", "Did you plan the crime?", and "What did you intend to use the money for?".

Jeong is accused of meeting A, the operator of a currency exchange office, near Exit 2 of Namguro Station in Guro-gu, Seoul, at around 5:45 p.m. on the 31st of last month, pretending to exchange money, and stealing 125.3 million won before fleeing. However, the police recovered about 60 million won at the scene of the arrest, and Jeong claimed, "This is all the money I stole."

Additionally, during police investigation, Jeong reportedly defended himself by saying, "I had an acquaintance in China transfer the exchange amount (about 500,000 yuan) to A, so it was not theft but a legitimate exchange." The police plan to investigate witnesses including B, who introduced the exchange, and C, who handed over a vehicle owned by Jeong to him after the crime.

A police official stated, "We plan to track the whereabouts of the missing victim's money and investigate whether there are any accomplices."

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