Most Popular
-
1
Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
-
2
Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
-
3
Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
-
4
First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
-
5
Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
-
6
Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
-
7
Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
-
8
Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
-
9
Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
-
10
Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
South Korea’s customs agency said Wednesday that it has clamped down on illegal foreign currency dealings worth 2.5 trillion won ($2.2 billion) so far this year.
During the January-August period, the Korea Customs Service said in a report, it detected 1,145 cases of illegal foreign currency dealings that included money laundering and attempts to sneak wealth out of the country.
The number of cases detected declined slightly from the 1,150 during the same period last year, but the amount of money involved increased by 6 billion won, according to the report.
Violations of the nation’s foreign currency transaction laws totaled 1,092 cases involving 2.16 trillion won, the report showed.
Twelve cases of sneaking wealth out of the country were detected, involving 191.5 billion won. Money laundering of a total of 80.9 billion won accounted for the remaining 41 cases detected, the report showed.
Hong Kong and Japan were major destinations for the illegal export of wealth, with 93 billion won and 88.3 billion respectively detected in the process of being illegally sent to the regions.
(Yonhap News)
During the January-August period, the Korea Customs Service said in a report, it detected 1,145 cases of illegal foreign currency dealings that included money laundering and attempts to sneak wealth out of the country.
The number of cases detected declined slightly from the 1,150 during the same period last year, but the amount of money involved increased by 6 billion won, according to the report.
Violations of the nation’s foreign currency transaction laws totaled 1,092 cases involving 2.16 trillion won, the report showed.
Twelve cases of sneaking wealth out of the country were detected, involving 191.5 billion won. Money laundering of a total of 80.9 billion won accounted for the remaining 41 cases detected, the report showed.
Hong Kong and Japan were major destinations for the illegal export of wealth, with 93 billion won and 88.3 billion respectively detected in the process of being illegally sent to the regions.
(Yonhap News)
