4 Uzbek Men Nabbed in Korea over Alleged Support to Terrorist Group in Syria

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(Gwangju, Jeonnam = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Hoe-seong = Foreigners who supplied goods to an Islamic extremist armed terrorist group under the guise of used car trading have been arrested by the police.

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This is a case in which four Uzbek nationals received virtual assets from the terrorist group KTJ, purchased 11 used cars and 2 excavators in Korea, and smuggled them out to Syria. The main culprit, Mr. A, has been arrested and indicted as an Interpol Red Notice fugitive, and the police are conducting an investigation, viewing this as the first case of supplying materials to a terrorist group using virtual assets.

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South Korean police accuse four Uzbek citizens of financially supporting a Syrian terrorist group through transfers of cryptocurrencies and the purchase of vehicles and machinery allegedly sent to Syria.