Mokpo Coast Guard Conducts Practical Response Training to Preempt Smuggling and Illegal Immigration

Responding to International Crimes through Familiarity with Situation-Specific Procedures

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 7th at 2 p.m. that it conducted a practical response drill for smuggling and illegal immigration situations to prevent international crimes such as smuggling and illegal immigration.

This drill, led by Mokpo Maritime Police, was carried out in cooperation with military units to familiarize with the response procedures for smuggling and illegal immigration situations related to a recent case where a Chinese national illegally entered Incheon from Weihai, China, using a personal watercraft, aiming to preemptively block international crimes.

Mokpo Coast Guard is conducting a practical response drill for smuggling and illegal immigration situations.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

The drill involved operating the personal watercraft from Cheonsa Bridge over the sea to Mokpo Port, focusing on detection and tracking by VTS, military units, and patrol vessels to apprehend before landing.

The main contents of the drill included △ detection and tracking of suspicious vessels △ confirmation of smuggling and illegal immigration suspicions △ formation and deployment of a situation response team followed by apprehension.

In particular, through the recent case of a Chinese national illegally entering Incheon by personal watercraft, maritime and land border security has been intensively strengthened. To prevent smuggling and illegal immigration, a cooperative system has been reinforced through joint inspections of vulnerable ports and harbors and information sharing with the National Intelligence Service, military units, and local governments.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “Through this practical response drill for smuggling and illegal immigration situations, we will raise awareness and familiarize ourselves with response procedures for each situation to strengthen response capabilities. We will do our best to prevent international crimes such as smuggling and illegal immigration by establishing real-time information sharing and close cooperation systems with the military.”

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