A Man in His 30s Arrested for Breaking into a Jewelry Store and Stealing 80 Million Won Worth of Precious Metals

Mr. A is breaking the entrance door of the gold exchange with bricks. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] An incident occurred where a man in his 30s broke the entrance door of a gold and silver shop, trespassed without permission, stole the displayed precious metals, and fled.

On the 23rd, the Busan Police Agency announced that at around 4:30 a.m. on the 22nd, Mr. A stole precious metals worth approximately 80 million won from a gold trading center located in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu, Busan.

According to the police, Mr. A broke the entrance door of the gold trading center with a brick, entered, took precious metals from the display case, put them into a bag, and escaped. The act was fully captured on CCTV.

The Jungbu Police Station deployed all members of the detective team to track Mr. A's movements and arrested him on a nearby street at around 6:25 a.m., about two hours after the crime occurred.

After arresting Mr. A, the police recovered all the stolen precious metals and returned them to the gold trading center.

A police official stated, “We plan to apply for an arrest warrant on charges of special theft after investigating Mr. A's exact motive for the crime.”

Mr. A is stealing precious metals from the gold exchange and putting them into his bag. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

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