Authorities at Incheon International Airport said Thursday they were continuing to look for the owner of five gold bars worth 20 million won and 20 million won in cash found at the airport.
The airport security office said the gold bars and cash were found Oct. 3 in two bags abandoned at a restaurant in the airport’s terminal for departing passengers. The police also found Vietnamese currency.
The authorities said the cash and gold bars were unregistered with the customs office, indicating that they were meant to be smuggled out of Korea. Anyone traveling abroad with cash or objects worth more than $10,000 is required to report them to the office.
The incident also raised an alarm for airport security which failed to detect the gold bars during passenger screening.