"Son Who Went to Cambodia Out of Contact" Missing Person Report Filed in Haman ... Police Investigating

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency. Photo by Lee Seryeong

A man in his 30s from Haman, South Gyeongsang Province, suddenly lost contact with his family after departing for Cambodia, prompting a police investigation.

According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on October 14, a man in his 30s identified as Mr. A, who lives in Haman, left for Cambodia on September 3. He has been out of contact since October 10.

After being unable to reach his son through messenger calls, Mr. A's father reported to the police on October 13, stating, "I can't get in touch with my son."

It was reported that Mr. A's father only learned earlier this month, about a month after his son's departure, that Mr. A had gone to Cambodia.

The police are expanding their investigation to include people around Mr. A and have requested cooperation from Interpol to help determine his whereabouts.

Recently, there has been a series of reports involving South Koreans being detained or going missing in Cambodia. So far this year, there have been a total of 11 reports in South Gyeongsang Province of family members or acquaintances who went missing after leaving for Cambodia.

Of these, the whereabouts of seven individuals have been confirmed, while the police are still investigating the remaining four cases.

In July, there was also a report that two people in their 20s, a man and a woman, were detained by members of a Cambodian crime syndicate after having their passports and mobile phones confiscated, but managed to escape.

These individuals left for Cambodia around July 26 after being lured by a broker on social media who promised high-paying part-time jobs. They were detained for about a week and only released after paying the crime syndicate 16 million won worth of cryptocurrency.

Also in July, another man in his 20s was deceived by an offer to earn 3.5 million won for a week of work at a casino company. He left for Cambodia, was detained after having his passport and mobile phone taken away, and reported the incident to authorities after escaping and returning to Korea.

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