11 Arrested for Illegal Distribution of 360,000 Masks in Daegu Suseong District

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A group illegally distributing scarce health masks has been caught by the police.

Daegu Suseong Police Station announced on the 12th that they arrested 11 people, including the CEO of a mask manufacturing company and distributors who distributed 360,000 health masks in large quantities without reporting to the authorities, and notified the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

The police obtained information on the 29th of last month that a small mart in the Daegu area was selling masks up to 30 per person.

Subsequently, they conducted a joint inspection with Daegu City, traced the distribution process backward, and arrested the CEO of a mask manufacturing company in Chungbuk and distributors in Gyeonggi, Incheon, Seoul, and Daegu.

They distributed 200,000 masks in one day on the 25th of last month through six stages. Masks originally sold by the manufacturing company at 2,000 won per piece were sold to the final consumers at 3,900 won.

Shin Dong-yeon, head of the investigation division at Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, said, "We are operating a special voluntary reporting period for hoarded masks until the 15th," adding, "We will thoroughly crack down on distribution offenders to prevent confusion caused by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19)."

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