Mokpo Coast Guard Conducts Joint Inspection with Related Agencies to Prevent Maritime Smuggling and Illegal Immigration

Establishing Cooperative Relationships Including Identifying Vulnerable Ports and Harbors and Sharing Surveillance Equipment

The Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 25th that from the 17th to the 23rd, a joint inspection with related agencies was conducted at vulnerable ports and harbors to prevent maritime international crimes such as smuggling and illegal immigration.

This joint inspection was carried out with the participation of six agencies, including the National Intelligence Service, Sinan Police Station, military units, Mokpo Customs, and local governments, to prevent risks to maritime border order and to establish cooperative relationships among related agencies.

Mokpo Coast Guard is conducting joint inspections with related agencies to prevent maritime smuggling and illegal immigration.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

The main inspection items focused on △checking vulnerable ports and harbors for smuggling, illegal immigration, and visa-free entry prevention and understanding trends △analyzing maritime illegal immigration routes using coastal rescue boats and sharing surveillance equipment with related agencies △progress on CCTV installation at vulnerable ports and harbors △reassessing the possibility of illegal immigration at newly identified vulnerable areas in relation to recent illegal immigration cases (Incheon and Boryeong).

In particular, information sharing and surveillance equipment cooperation with related agencies regarding recent illegal immigration cases (Incheon and Boryeong), exploring new expected routes due to concerns about smuggling and illegal immigration, and continuous intensive patrols on sea and land will be carried out.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We will actively respond to various international crimes via maritime routes through real-time information sharing and close cooperation with related agencies,” adding, “We will do our best to prevent international crimes such as smuggling, illegal immigration, and visa-free entry through surprise inspections and crackdowns on sea and land, utilizing resident reporting networks, and public awareness campaigns.”

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