Cash stash in trunk: Watch how ex-Gabon president's Korean ally was 'caught'

An ally of former first family in Gabon has been arrested with stash of cash in a trunk at his private residence located in the capital, Libreville.

The arrest is believed to be part of anti-corruption operations being carried out by the Brice Oligui Nguema-led junta that took power from Ali Bongo Ondimba on August 30, 2023.

According to some reports, as much as 70 billion CFA francs (around US$155 million) was found at the home of Maitre Park, aka Le Coréen (i.e. The Korean).

"Park is close to Ali Bongo and has served as his right-hand man and spiritual father," some reports suggested.

Hours after the August 30 coup was announced, a controversial video was of a massive cash discovery allegedly in the home of a detained politician went viral.

It has now been confirmed that the monies were retrieved from the home of an aide to Noureddin Valentin Bongo, 31-year-old son of ousted president Ali Bongo.

The aide in question is Ian Ngoulou, who admitted the offence of hoarding huge sums of monies in a report aired by Gabon24, the state broadcaster.

The two, under arrest hours after the coup was announced, were captured in a report by the station standing by the displayed cash stash outside Ngoulou's residence in the capital.

Asked how he came by that volume of cash, he said it was for business but added that he did not know the total amount of the money.

Watch Gabon24 report on how Park, Noureddin and Ngoulou were questioned: