Police Launch Full-Scale Response to 'Voice Phishing'... Task Force Formed to Crack Down on Crime Syndicates Including Overseas Masterminds

Police Agency building.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The police will operate a separate task force (TF) to crack down on criminal organizations, including overseas masterminds of voice phishing, and will make all-out efforts to respond.

The National Police Agency announced on the 2nd that it has formed an 'Overseas Mastermind and Criminal Organization Crackdown TF' at the headquarters and city/provincial police agencies and will operate a focused crackdown period on criminal organizations.

A police official explained the background, saying, "The methods of criminal organizations are continuously becoming more intelligent and sophisticated," and "It is necessary to concentrate investigative power on cracking down on masterminds and criminal organizations and to respond with full force to eradicate crime."

The headquarters TF is led by the Director of the Investigation Bureau and is composed of chiefs (Senior Superintendents) of related departments such as Criminal, Cyber, and Foreign Affairs, establishing an all-out response system for cracking down on criminal organizations. Additionally, a 'dedicated investigation system by criminal organization' will be established targeting confirmed criminal organizations, centered on the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Units of city and provincial police agencies nationwide.

Based on this, the police will operate a focused crackdown period on criminal organizations for four months until February next year. They will also promote joint local crackdowns, arrests, and repatriations of fugitives abroad in cooperation with overseas police attach?s, Korean Desks, and foreign law enforcement agencies.

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