"What is This?" Dollar Bills Found Inside Too... Discovered Consecutively in Yeongjongdo

Police have launched an investigation after plastic bottles filled with rice were found in the tidal flats of Yeongjongdo, Incheon.

The Incheon Yeongjong Police Station stated that they received reports from anglers at around 11:00 PM yesterday (September 27) that plastic bottles filled with rice were discovered in the tidal flats under the Muui Grand Bridge in Muui-dong, Yeongjong-gu.

The reports were filed simultaneously with both the police and the Korea Coast Guard.

Coast Guard officers dispatched to the scene found and retrieved about ten 1.5-liter plastic bottles from the tidal flats.

All of the plastic bottles were filled with rice, and it was found that one or two of them also contained U.S. 1-dollar bills.

Police are currently investigating to identify the person who scattered the plastic bottles and the location where they were released.

They also plan to verify whether there was an attempt to send the plastic bottles toward the North.

In areas near the North Korean border in Incheon, attempts to scatter plastic bottles filled with rice toward the North have occurred consecutively in the past.

In June of last year, six Americans were caught by police while attempting to scatter about 1,300 plastic bottles containing rice, 1-dollar bills, and Bibles toward the North for missionary purposes.

A police official stated, "The location where the plastic bottles were scattered has not yet been confirmed," adding, "We plan to proceed with the investigation while keeping various possibilities open."

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