Illegal Immigrant Caught After Forging ID and Escaping by Passenger Ferry

A foreign man in his 30s attempting to illegally leave Jeju for the mainland by boarding a passenger ferry with a forged ID was caught by the Coast Guard.

According to the Seogwipo Coast Guard Station in Jeju on the 21st, the foreigner who illegally left for the mainland using a forged ID after entering Jeju under the visa-free entry program was apprehended on the 18th and arrested on the 20th.

The suspect, a Chinese national in his 30s, entered around June this year using the Jeju visa-free entry system, had his stay expire in July, and is accused of illegally leaving for Gyeongbuk around September after paying a Chinese broker he met through SNS a commission of 8 million won.

Previously, illegal stayers who entered Jeju visa-free and tried to leave for the mainland would hide on fishing or cargo vessels, but in this case, the suspect boldly forged an ID and mixed with regular passengers to board a passenger ferry, which is a notable characteristic.

Additionally, after moving to the mainland, the suspect was found to have conspired to recruit other foreign illegal stayers to leave Jeju.

The Seogwipo Coast Guard is conducting further investigations into the types and methods of forgery used for the forged ID involved in the crime and announced plans to track down broker groups facilitating the departure of visa-free foreign entrants from Jeju to the mainland.

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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