Vietnamese man arrested for stealing $30,000 of clothes

Yonhap

By Jung Min-ho

A Vietnamese man has been arrested on charges of stealing more than 900 pieces of clothing in Seoul, police said Thursday.

According to the Jongno Police Station, the suspect, 32, who came to Korea on a tourist visa on June 15, stole 958 pieces of clothing worth 36 million won ($30,000) from seven shops between June 20 and 24.

Police said he used a specially made bag to avoid anti-theft alarms.

He told police he was going to send the clothes to an accomplice in Vietnam.