Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, "Jeonse Fraud is Economic Murder... Must be Eradicated"

"Drug Offenders, a Chronic Pathological Phenomenon That Infects the Entire Society"
On the 7th, Visit to Dongjak Police Station for Special Promotion Ceremony of Employees Who Eradicated Drug Organizations

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, is answering questions from the press while attending the special promotion appointment ceremony for crime catchers held at Dongjak Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th.
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[Asia Economy reporters Seongpil Cho and Byeongdon Yoo] Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, announced a strict response to economic crimes that hurt ordinary citizens and drug cases that occur intensively in the Gangnam area.

On the 7th at around 2:50 PM, Commissioner Yoon visited the Dongjak Police Station in Seoul and met with reporters, stating, “Malicious frauds such as jeonse fraud and voice phishing are economic murders that can ruin an entire family,” and added, “I am determined to eradicate them completely.”

He continued, “Moreover, drug offenders are a chronic pathological phenomenon that harms not only individuals but society as a whole,” and said, “Our police will also respond with full force to root out drug offenders.”

Commissioner Yoon’s visit to Dongjak Police Station that day was arranged for a special promotion ceremony for an investigator who dismantled a Thai organization that smuggled drugs from Thailand and distributed them domestically. The special promotion recipient was Detective Park Seong-won of the Violent Crimes Team 5 in the Criminal Division of Dongjak Police Station, who was promoted to Superintendent.

From April last year to May this year, Dongjak Police Station arrested a total of 43 people (24 detained), including 25 Thai suspects such as the chief supplier who smuggled methamphetamine and yaba from Thailand into Korea and sold them to Thai workers across Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Chungcheong regions. During this operation, they seized 1.37 kg of methamphetamine worth approximately 6 billion KRW, 685 yaba pills, and 98 million KRW in criminal proceeds.

Yoon Hee-geun, Commissioner of the National Police Agency (left), attended the promotion ceremony for criminal apprehenders at Dongjak Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th, where he pinned the rank insignia of police inspector on Sergeant Park Seong-won, who apprehended a Thai drug distribution organization, along with Sergeant Park's spouse in uniform.
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Commissioner Yoon emphasized the achievement of dismantling a nationwide Thai organization and seizing a large quantity of drugs through persistent investigation lasting over a year, thereby preventing further crimes in advance.

He said, “I expect that excellent cases like this will serve as a model and an opportunity to enhance the police’s drug investigation capabilities,” and encouraged, “Please continue to be a stepping stone toward creating a society safe from drugs.”

Commissioner Yoon also acknowledged, “I am aware that frontline investigators feel burdened due to the quantitative and qualitative increase in investigations,” and promised, “I will devote all efforts to creating a work environment where they can be properly evaluated and rewarded through sincere communication.”

Furthermore, he stated, “Drugs have already penetrated our daily lives, and we understand the public’s concerns well,” explaining, “Right after my appointment, I pledged drug eradication as ‘Public Promise 2,’ and in August alone, 1,123 suspects were arrested, of whom 148 were detained.”

As Commissioner Yoon mentioned, during the second half’s intensive crackdown period on drug offenders, the police arrested a total of 1,123 drug suspects (148 detained) in August alone, including 43 suspects (5 detained) around entertainment districts. Additionally, the police are investigating many dealers and users who supplied, purchased, or used drugs around entertainment districts through the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Busan Police Agency’s Drug Crime Investigation Divisions.

Commissioner Yoon emphasized, “We will extend the intensive crackdown period until the end of the year and conduct strong enforcement and investigations to eradicate drugs spread in daily life, including entertainment districts in the Gangnam area.”

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