The dark skills associated with money laundering are not always available to those who run illegal operations, and one family decided to hide their ill-gotten gains gleaned from an illegal Internet gambling operation in more or less plain sight.

South Korean police uncovered ten million dollars buried in a garlic field on a farm in Gimje, situated some 160 miles south of Seoul.

Police claim they have confiscated the money and arrested the 52 -year-old farmer whose surname is Lee. He claims that his two brothers-in-law had asked him to hide the money. One of them is currently in prison and the other is on the lam.

Details about charges the two brothers-in law will face and whether the money found in the field will add to them are sketchy at best.

Police later recovered more money from the illicit gambling operation. About $1 million was found in Lee’s son’s rental car and more than $100,000 in the family’s apartment in Jeonju, North Jeolia province.

Authorities believe that even more money may be out there, totaling as much as $15 million, but where it is hidden is anyone’s guess.

Has anyone checked the barn near the garlic field even though most of the animals have gone?

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MDeeDubroff

MDeeDubroff

M Dee Dubroff is the penname of this freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York. A writer of ghostly and horror fiction, she has branched out into the world of humorous non fiction writing and maintains eight web sites covering a wide variety of topics. She also writes feature articles for several local newspapers. Her book entitled: A Taste of Funny, and her website, Eat, Drink And Really Be Merry (http://www.ingestandimbibe.com) feature many well researched and humorous articles on the subject of food and drink.