A VIP gambler’s moldy millions are raising eyebrows in a case of suspected money laundering at an Australian casino.

Last week, the Brisbane Supreme Court agreed to release a South Korean gambler on $200k bail after the court received a character reference from an officer in the South Korean military. Byongsam Song turned himself in to police custody last week to face charges of dealing with property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.

The Courier-Mail reported that Song had checked into The Star Entertainment Group’s Star City casino on May 2, after which he requested casino staff provide him with canvas bags in order to carry $3.6m in cash from his hotel room to the casino cage. Staff later reported seeing the cash in “clear sealed packaging” in three cardboard boxes in Song’s room.

Despite the cash being vacuum sealed, casino staff reported that the notes were covered in mold and smelt of musk, while the rubber bands binding each $10k bundle were partially disintegrated. The staff reasonably concluded that the cash had not been stored in a bank.