Coast Guard Agency Cracks Down on Crimes Affecting Public Livelihood... 84 Arrested for Overturning and Theft of Ship Supplies

Sea cucumber on the deck at the time of arrest
Photo by Korea Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 23rd that it has recently cracked down on crimes infringing on people's livelihoods, arresting a total of 84 individuals.

In January this year, the Coast Guard arrested three suspects who broke into a fishing village's fishing grounds in Jeonnam four times and stole 980 kg of sea cucumbers and abalones (worth about 15 million KRW), detaining one of them.

The suspects, who had no special occupations, were found to have committed the crimes using an unregistered 3-ton fishing boat during nighttime hours when few people were around.

Additionally, three individuals were caught after stealing engines from two small vessels at Chuksan Port in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk, during the early morning hours.

The Coast Guard confirmed the suspects' movements through village CCTV footage during the deserted early morning and, based on this, relentlessly pursued and apprehended them on the 2nd.

In Mokpo, Jeonnam, a man in his 30s who was wanted for six crimes including forgery and fraud was caught while attempting to register as a crew member to work on board.

A Korea Coast Guard official stated, "To ensure the stability of ordinary citizens' lives, we will relentlessly pursue and strictly punish crimes infringing on livelihoods, such as theft of seafood or ship supplies."

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