Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering cigarette in Seoul
![The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s mobile patrol unit stops a man in his 60s wanted on multiple charges after he discarded a cigarette butt near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 20. [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/08/22/d9a578ba-1d6c-432e-8f81-43fde09f659f.jpg)
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s mobile patrol unit stops a man in his 60s wanted on multiple charges after he discarded a cigarette butt near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 20. [SCREEN CAPTURE]
What began as a routine stop for littering a cigarette butt near a Seoul subway station ended with police arresting a fugitive wanted for a 17.7 billion won ($12.66 million) cryptocurrency scam.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s mobile patrol unit said Friday it arrested the male suspect in his 60s near Sillim Station…
