Jeju Autonomous Police Unit Conducts Special Investigation on Illegal Activities in Major Rivers and Adjacent Islands... 15 Cases Detected

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won] The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Autonomous Police Unit (Chief Go Chang-gyeong) conducted a special investigation on major rivers and affiliated islands within the province, uncovering a total of 15 violations including 4 cases of violations of the River Act, 3 cases of failure to indicate origin and violations of labeling standards, and violations of the Public Health Control Act.

According to the Autonomous Police Unit on the 13th, this special investigation was carried out to inspect illegal activities caused by damage to Jeju’s unique ecological rivers and the increase of tourists in island areas.

From September to last month, the Autonomous Police Unit inspected 27 local rivers including Sanjicheon and 5 inhabited islands such as Udo, checking for violations of the Forest and River Acts, alteration of protected areas, waste storage standards, and origin labeling.

In particular, they compared past and present major rivers and island areas using a geographic information system to track changes in land shapes, monitored suspicious sites of illegal activities, and then conducted on-site investigations.

Through this, they detected 5 violations of the River Act and Water Environment Conservation Act, such as unauthorized occupation of part of the A river area in Gangjeong-dong, Seogwipo City, where religious tents were erected, and unauthorized occupation of part of the B river area in Aewol-eup, Jeju City, where a storage warehouse for food ingredients was installed for restaurant operation, and forwarded the cases with prosecution recommendations.

They are also investigating violations of the Mountain Management Act for operating a horse riding facility without permission and grazing horses in a protected mountain area in Udo-myeon, Jeju City, where development activities are strictly restricted.

They uncovered violations of the Public Health Control Act for unregistered lodging businesses in Chuja-myeon, Jeju City.

In Gapado and Marado, Seogwipo City, they found 4 restaurants violating food labeling standards by failing to indicate the origin of food ingredients or labeling white pork as black pork, and shared the findings of abandoned slate houses with high asbestos risk and unauthorized abandoned vehicles with relevant departments for administrative action.

Investigations are also underway for 2 cases of unauthorized land alteration and storage of demolition waste wood outside designated areas within lands designated as protected areas under the Jeju Special Act.

Chief Go Chang-gyeong of the Autonomous Police Unit stated, “We will continue to strengthen inspections and crackdowns in cooperation with related departments to prevent blind spots in management. We will strictly respond to illegal activities that damage Jeju’s nature and image.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Chang-won captain@asiae.co.kr

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