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Seoulites lost W1.2b in cash on subway in 3 years: data

By Lee Hyun-jeong

Published : Feb. 4, 2016 - 14:41

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Seoul passengers of subway Line No. 1-4 were found to have lost about 1.2 billion won ($998,000) in total while using the subway in the past three years, a lawmaker said Thursday.

According to Rep. Lee No-geun of Saenuri Party, quoting subway operator Seoul Metro’s data, an average of about 5,200 items of lost cash have been reported in the past three years, containing a total of about 390 million won a year on average. 

Passengers take the subway in Seoul. (Yonhap) Passengers take the subway in Seoul. (Yonhap)

Of the missing cash, 94 percent was safely returned to owners, while the rest were handed over to the police.

It was showed that passengers’ missing wallets carried an average of 77,000 won of cash.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

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