Rolex Dream Ended in 2 Hours... Caught After Running Away at Secondhand Market Scene

Caught by Police After About 2 Hours

A man in his 20s and an accomplice were arrested by the police after snatching a luxury watch under the pretext of checking the item during a secondhand transaction and fleeing.

Suspect snatching a used Rolex watch and fleeing on the 1st [Image source=Jeju Dongbu Police Station]

On the 6th, the Jeju Eastern Police Station announced that they had arrested Mr. A (20) on charges of special theft and were investigating his high school classmate Mr. B (20) as an accomplice.

Mr. A is accused of meeting a woman who was trying to sell a Rolex luxury watch using a secondhand trading platform in a residential area of Jeju City at around 11:15 a.m. on the 1st, receiving the watch, and then running away with it. The secondhand market price of the watch is known to be about 19 million KRW.

At the time, Mr. A snatched the watch saying, "I want to check the condition of the item," and immediately fled. The police, who received a report from the victim, caught Mr. A about two hours later as he was trying to pawn the watch. Mr. B, who conspired with Mr. A, was also arrested and is under investigation.

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