Korean gambling ring caught in movie-like scheme

The Jakarta Post – A South Korean gambling ring was caught swindling billions of won from rich businessmen and doctors, the police reported. The ring members used a range of sophisticated tricks and well-calculated strategies that seem to be modelled after famous crime movies. “The criminals displayed surprising teamwork and used fancy gadgets that are featured in movies such as special lenses to produce tampered cards. They are also suspected of inserting illegal drugs into victims’ drinks,” an official from Songpa Police Station said. The tricksters used upscale fitness centres to mingle with unsuspecting rich businessmen and doctors. Once they…