"Despite Severe COVID-19 Situation..." Numerous Late-Night Illegal Business Owners and Customers Caught

Gwangju Hold'em Pub Installs CCTV to Evade Police Crackdown... Police Forcefully Open Door

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Amid the nationwide daily COVID-19 cases exceeding 2,000, a large number of owners and customers of a Hold'em pub operating illegally during late-night hours were caught.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency on the 26th, 30 people, including the owner and customers, were caught secretly operating a Hold'em pub in the Cheomdan district of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, violating the administrative order to prohibit gatherings during late-night hours.

A Hold'em pub is an establishment where people drink alcohol while playing card games, and under the social distancing level 3 administrative order, operation is prohibited after 10 p.m.

It is known that there was a 112 report about this Hold'em pub a few days ago. They monitored entrants with CCTV and used blackout curtains to prevent light from leaking outside, avoiding police raids.

At around 11 p.m. that day, the police deployed a mobile unit to forcibly open the establishment's entrance and caught customers who were playing games.

The police did not find any evidence of illegal gambling at the scene, so they booked the individuals on charges of violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act and plan to notify the local government to request administrative sanctions.

A police official said, "We will continuously conduct raids by deploying inspection teams and mobile units at any time against illegal establishments that violate administrative orders and threaten public concern and community safety."

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