Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Conduct 'Intensive Crackdown' on Illegal Activities along the West Coast Beaches

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is launching a crackdown on illegal activities around the West Coast seaside areas.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare announced on the 12th that from the 19th to the 30th, they will intensively crack down on illegal activities around the seaside areas of five regions: Hwaseong, Ansan, Pyeongtaek, Siheung, and Gimpo.

The main targets of the crackdown include ▲ occupying fishing port areas without justifiable reasons or unauthorized storage of fishing gear and abandonment of derelict vessels within fishing port areas ▲ occupying and using public waters without permission from the competent authority ▲ operating food service businesses without reporting to the competent authority.

According to the current "Fisheries and Fishing Ports Act," those who occupy fishing port areas without justifiable reasons, store fishing gear without authorization, or abandon derelict vessels and fail to comply with restoration or removal orders may face imprisonment of up to 2 years or fines up to 20 million KRW. Additionally, the "Public Waters Act" stipulates that unauthorized occupation and use of public waters can result in imprisonment of up to 3 years or fines up to 30 million KRW, and the "Food Sanitation Act" imposes similar penalties for unreported food service operations.

Kim Min-kyung, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare, emphasized, "Through this investigation, we will strictly deal with the repeated illegal activities around fishing ports and seaside areas in the province," adding, "We will do our best to return a clean and safe sea to the residents."

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