Littering ends US$13 million scam fugitive’s 5-year run in South Korea

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A man who had been on the run for nearly five years after orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency fraud worth 17.7 billion won (US$13.2 million) was arrested in Seoul after police noticed him littering.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said on Friday that its mobile patrol unit apprehended a man in his 60s, identified only by his surname A, near Sillim Station in Gwanak district.According to police, at around 11.30am on Wednesday, officers saw the man hastily fleeing after discarding a...