Two Suspects, Including A, Arrested Within 12 Hours of Report
Police: "Investigating Possible Additional Accomplices"
Men who stole gold worth approximately 400 million won during a direct transaction and fled have been apprehended by the police.
On July 15, Icheon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that they had arrested and were investigating two men, including a suspect identified as A, who stole gold from a seller and fled. A is accused of meeting with gold seller B at a warehouse in Icheon at around 8:57 p.m. the previous day for a direct transaction, and then snatching gold worth about 400 million won before fleeing the scene.
The police responded to a report from B stating that the gold had been stolen, and arrived at the scene. About 12 hours after the report was filed, at around 10 a.m. on the same day, the police urgently arrested A and another individual believed to be his accomplice within Icheon city.
A police official stated, "We are investigating the identities of A and his accomplice, as well as the circumstances of the direct transaction, and are also checking whether there are additional accomplices."
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