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Taiwanese band caught smuggling $3m worth of gold into S.Korea
mining.com ^
| 7/24/2013
| celia Jamasmie
Posted on 07/24/2013 10:43:21 AM PDT by pterional
South Korean custom officials caught Wednesday nine Taiwanese nationals who were allegedly smuggling 134 pounds (60.75 kilograms) worth of gold, hidden in their rectal cavities.
According to China Post, the suspects are accused of transforming US$3 million worth of gold bars into small beads and smuggling them into South Korea 11 times since May last year.
The group allegedly entered the country through Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul as Korea’s main gateway, the Incheon International Airport, has recently tighten controls.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: gold
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Gold premiums must be high in South Korea.
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:43:21 AM PDT
by
pterional
To: pterional
Psy needs more bling, Gangnam style?
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:44:15 AM PDT
by
humblegunner
(Creepy Ass Cracker)
To: pterional
Since when is a metal, contraband ??
To: pterional
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:47:04 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: pterional
"...has recently tighten controls." Eeeewww... once you think about it, you can't un-think about it.
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:48:10 AM PDT
by
alancarp
(Obama will grab your guns and ship them to Mexican drug mobs.)
To: pterional
So there really are people out there that can $hit gold.
Who knew?
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:48:47 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(If the government told us to expect rain, I'd schedule an outdoor wedding.)
To: pterional
...Taiwanese nationals who were allegedly smuggling 134 pounds (60.75 kilograms) worth of gold, hidden in their rectal cavities. What a bunch of A$$holes.............
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:48:58 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
To: pterional
Haven’t we all, at some time or another, wished we had gold out the wazoo?
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:49:30 AM PDT
by
Jack Hammer
(American)
To: pterional
Is this dirty gold now? Is it still worth $3 Million?
Or is this a new form of “Black Gold”?
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:49:38 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(If the government told us to expect rain, I'd schedule an outdoor wedding.)
To: Red Badger
What a bunch of A$$holes............. Aaaahhh! Good One. I like it.
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:50:27 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(If the government told us to expect rain, I'd schedule an outdoor wedding.)
To: pterional
That wasn’t very smart. If the metal detectors can find a Swiss army knife, they can find 15 pounds of gold up your butt.
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:54:15 AM PDT
by
Sender
(It's never too late to be what you might have been.)
To: pterional
WOW! $300K up each _______! 14 lbs. each! That couldn’t have been comfortable, LOL!
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posted on
07/24/2013 10:58:49 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: pterional
How about making it up into jewelry and just wearing it? Yeah, that’s very real-looking costume jewelry.
To: proxy_user
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posted on
07/24/2013 11:20:54 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
“Pardon me, Chingo - are you naturally bow legged and walk funny or do you have 15 lbs. of gold up your whatoot?”
To: pterional
I guess it was a heavy metal band?
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posted on
07/24/2013 11:30:48 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
To: driftdiver
Who in American doesn’t see by now that he is the worst possible person to have in high office?... a heavy dump.
To: pterional
I think they misunderstood the term “dumping gold”.
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posted on
07/24/2013 11:47:22 AM PDT
by
stinkerpot65
(Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
To: driftdiver
"Thats 15 pounds each." I call B.S. on that one!
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posted on
07/24/2013 12:15:19 PM PDT
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
To: George from New England
Since when hasn't undeclared (currency, gold,etc) not been contraband?
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posted on
07/24/2013 12:18:41 PM PDT
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
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