Plastic surgery chief used crypto to tuck away millions from Chinese payments, say customs officials – DL News
- Suspects “used crypto to launder payments made using Alipay, WeChat Pay.”
- South Korea is home to an $11 billion plastic surgery industry.
- Three people arrested, Seoul customs chiefs say.
South Korean customs officials have vowed to crack down on plastic surgery clinics that cater to foreign tourists after unearthing a $102 million crypto-powered money laundering network.
Investigators say criminals in Seoul used unnamed cryptocurrencies to launder customer payments for cosmetic surgery procedures made using the Chinese e-pay platforms Alipay and WeChat Pay.
“We plan to carry out stricter on-site inspections at clinics,” a Korea Customs Service official told South Korean newspaper Joongang Ilbo. “We must prevent instances of illegal…
