Police seek arrest warrants for 58 scam suspects brought from Cambodia

Police said Monday they have sought arrest warrants for 58 suspects repatriated from Cambodia over their alleged involvement in various online scams. Sixty-four such suspects were flown home from Cambodia on Saturday, and one was arrested immediately with a pre-issued warrant. Of the remaining 63, four were released soon after, while one was released after the prosecution denied the police's request for an arrest warrant, the National Police Agency (NPA) said. Courts were scheduled to hold arrest warrant hearings for most of the 58 still in custody, and the results were expected to be out as early as Monday evening. By region, 45 suspects are being handled by the NPA's South Chungcheong Province office, while 15 are being handled by the North Gyeonggi Province office, including those that have already been released. The remaining four suspects are being investigated by the Daejeon, Gimpo and Wonju offices, as well as Seoul's Seodaemun office, respectively. The South Chungcheong office has been conducting investigations into romance and other scams that occurred between the end of last yearWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times