A view of Jeju’s ranking casino. Reporter Choongil Choi
An accomplice A in his 30s related to the Jeju landing casino theft of 14.5 billion won was arrested in Korea. The Jeju National Police Agency said on the 20th that “in relation to the case of the loss of 1.46 billion won at the Jeju landing casino on the 4th, a man in his 30s was recently arrested and investigated.” Mr. A has been pointed out as a man who directly or indirectly participated in this affair, along with the main culprit, a Malaysian female executive in his 50s, and another accomplice, Mr. C in his 30s, a Chinese.
Helping foreign executives in their 50s and moving money
Mr. A does not work directly at the landing casino, but he is an agent that attracts and manages casino customers. It was confirmed that the police, who were grasping the whereabouts of Mr. A, were issued an arrest warrant and arrested.
The police are digging the whereabouts of the man about 2 billion won, which is estimated to be part of the man’s involvement in the case and 14.46 billion won disappeared. As of the 20th, the investigation team recovered 12 billion won in cash. Of this, 8.15 billion won in cash was recently found in several other safes in the VIP locker where Mr. A managed his money.
In addition, the police came out and confiscated 4 billion won of cash from other places in Jeju City. The investigative team is matching the serial number on the cash to see if the money is part of the lost money. In addition, the main offender B in her 50s and her accomplice C in her 30s are also pursuing. Among them, it was confirmed that C, a Chinese, recently left Korea.
Jeju landing casino view. yunhap news
According to the police, the party who stole the money was confirmed to have taken the money while following the security procedures of the landing casino. The transfer of money was not sanctioned by the security team. The 14.46 billion won, which disappeared from the beginning, were stored in plastic wrapped in 3 or 4 safes under the name of Mr. B, the head office finance manager and casino safe manager. It is a special safe that is opened only when a customer key and a company key are present.
An official from the casino industry said, “There was a lot of rumors that some overseas customers brought a lot of money to Jeju using a personal plane in the early days of the business. . Regarding this, Ramjeong Korea, which runs the Jeju Lanring Casino, said, “I don’t know anything about money.” “The lost money was left in the landing casino by Landing International, the headquarters,” he said. “There is no problem with the operation or management of the casino as it has nothing to do with the company’s own funds.”
Jeju Landing Casino (5581㎡), which opened in March 2018, is the second largest casino in Korea after Incheon Paradise City (8726㎡). In the first year of operation, it recorded 38.81 billion won in sales, ranking first among 16 foreigner-only casinos nationwide.
However, in August of the same year, the parent company Landing International, Chairman Yang Zhihui, was arrested by the Chinese public authorities, and management was shaken. In 2019, sales amounted to 6,253 billion won, dropping to a sixth level in a year. In addition, last year and this year, the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) situation has been prolonged and business difficulties have been experienced.
Jeju = Reporter Choi Chung-il [email protected]