Updated : 2026-01-23 13:07:20 KST
Seventy-three South Koreans accused of operating large-scale scam operations in Cambodia have arrived back in South Korea to face investigation. A chartered Korean Air flight arrived at Incheon International Airport on Friday morning from Phnom Penh, carrying the suspects who were forcibly repatriated. Authorities say the suspects allegedly defrauded 869 South Korean victims of around 33-point-3 million U.S. dollars, through romance scams, fake investment schemes, and other fraudulent activities.
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chartered 전세 낸
repatriate [|riː│peɪtrieɪt]본국으로 송환하다
defraud 사취하다, 사기치다
fraudulent [|frɔːdʒələnt] 사기를 치는
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Arrest warrants were executed on board the aircraft, and the suspects were taken into custody upon arrival. The move follows public outrage last summer when a Korean student was found dead after reportedly being forced to work at a so-called scam compound in Cambodia. Police say this was South Korea's largest-ever repatriation of criminal suspects from a single country.
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Arrest warrant 구속 영장
execute [ˈeksɪkjuːt]실행[수행]하다
take ... into custody ...을 수감하다.
upon arrival 도착하자마자
scam compound 사기 복합단지
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