"Report of Loud Noise Underground... 70 Including Quarantined Person Drinking and Dancing at Busan Club"

A basement club in Busan where people drank and danced until dawn, ignoring quarantine rules, was caught by the police. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nana] A basement club in Busan where about 70 people ignored quarantine rules and drank and danced until dawn was caught by the police. It was confirmed that there was also a self-quarantined person present.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency on the 3rd, the police received a citizen report stating, "There is suspicious loud music coming from the basement." At around 2:55 a.m. that day, the police cracked down on a basement first-floor club-style bar located in Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, focusing on "irregular business operations."

When the police arrived at the scene, they noticed dozens of customers escaping through the back door of the establishment while searching around the outside. The police immediately controlled the entrance and exit doors and deployed 10 nearby patrol cars and a mobile patrol unit to catch and crack down on them.

Inside the establishment, it was confirmed that customers violated quarantine rules by playing music and drinking alcohol until 3 a.m.

The police took the owner in their 20s for voluntary accompaniment and are investigating him on charges of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

Among the customers who were caught in the crackdown, there was also a man in his 20s who was under self-quarantine. The local district office plans to file charges against him according to relevant laws.

The remaining customers were identified and sent home after their personal information was confirmed.

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