Korean police custody of 22 involved BTC confirmed to have leaked, with investigation into internal transfer routes and possible personnel involvement

Mars Finance reports that 22 Bitcoins held by the Gangnam Police Department in South Korea during an investigation have been confirmed to have leaked, valued at approximately 2.1 billion Korean won at current prices. These Bitcoins were voluntarily submitted assets received by the police during a case investigation in 2021. The investigation shows that the cold wallet entity was not hacked, but internal assets were transferred out. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the flow of internal assets and the possibility of internal involvement. It is reported that this was discovered during a nationwide inspection following the disclosure of the 320 Bitcoins theft at Gwangju District Prosecutors Office.