Follow-Up: Gold Thief Caught
November 22nd, 2007 by James
Remember the gold heist in Gifu Prefecture we reported on back in March? The thief has been caught, and it was a foreigner:
OITA — A South Korean man already indicted for stealing a 200 million yen gold bar from a Gifu Prefecture museum in March has been charged with the 2006 theft of a pure gold fish from another display, police said.
O Kil-sing, 41, unemployed of Kitakyushu, was arrested for theft after he allegedly stole a golden sea bream that had been on display at the Taio Kinzan service area in Hita, Oita Prefecture.
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Y’ see?! Clearly the fault of not being printed on arrival! In fact all furriners should wear restrained collars so we can track their every movement!
In fact, looking at the Japanese article, I suspect he’s a zainichi. They say 韓国籍, rather than 韓国人, and while I don’t know for certain, I suspect that means he’s a zainichi rather than a ‘full’ foreigner. Also he’s unemployed, and while it’s certainly possible to be unemployed in Japan as a foreigner (yes, legally) it does lend weight to the zainichi idea.
Oh, and looking up “呉吉身 在日” will give you an interesting selection of rabid anti-Korean websites and blogs….
That just means we can identify people who like to steal abnormally large quantities of gold.