[PyeongChang 2018] Dutch man caught stealing Soohorang plushies at Incheon Int’l Airport

Police officers at Incheon International Airport arrested a Dutch man for allegedly stealing a PyeongChang-inspired Soohorang doll for a gift to his daughter on Wednesday.

The suspect, 53, was booked without detention on Wednesday on the charge of theft. 

It is said the suspect reportedly stole six small-sized Soohorang bag charm plushies and a PyeongChang-inspired hooded sweatshirt from a PyeongChang Goods store within the internatinal terminal at 10:05 p.m. Monday.

The bag charm plush doll and sweatshirt are priced at 10,000 won ($8) and 49,000 won ($46), respectively.

The merchandise store had closed earlier that day at 9 p.m. The employees had left the goods in a box near the duty-free shops’ security clearance area.

Incheon airport police officers believe the suspect had committed the criminal act right before boarding his flight back to the Netherlands.

The suspect claimed to have taken the PyeongChang souvenirs out of the box because “there was no one at the cashier.”

Police have released the suspect to return back home, but plan to relay the case to the Prosecutors’ Office.

By Catherine Chung (cec82@heraldcorp.com)