Armed Korean arrested at border
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Park Jong-jun is captured at the police station

VietNamNet Bridge - A South Korean national was caught with a gun in his pocket as he tried to enter Vietnam at the Moc Bai border crossing on October 20.

Police say Park Jong-jun has entered Vietnam more than 20 times in the past ten months, coming through Moc Bai on several occasions.

Apparently he spent some time observing the way people and luggage were checked at the border, then bought the gun in Cambodia and headed back to Vietnam.

He was unaware that Vietnamese police had found out about the gun and were waiting for him.

Jun told police he had bought the gun to ‘deal with’ some people who had cheated him in a business deal.

A search of his pockets also revealed a cartridge clip, some pornography, a small quantity of narcotics and a pile of photos of young Vietnamese and Cambodian women.

He confessed to acting as a marriage go-between and taking seven Vietnamese women to South Korea. His share of the US$4,000 payment per bride was US$600.

Several foreign tourists at the border crossing praised the Vietnamese police for doing an excellent job.

(Source: SGGP, TN)

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