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'Illegal expat' caught hiding in fridge
By Ko Dong-hwan
A Chinese man was caught after trying to hide inside a fridge loaded on a pickup truck to get past border patrol in Jeju Island.
By Ko Dong-hwan
A Chinese man with an expired Korean visa tried to evade border patrol by hiding inside a fridge but failed, Munhwa Ilbo said Tuesday.
On Monday at around 3:50 p.m., the man, 35, stashed himself inside a fridge and tried to get past security at the Jeju Harbor with the help of a pickup truck driver, 40, who carried the fridge. But they were caught red-handed at the scene, and were taken to immigration service for further investigation.
The report said the man had entered Jeju Island in 2012 with a short-term Korean visa he had acquired the same year. He worked hard labor since then, and tried to move to other districts to remain under the radar.