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

Preventing Risks to Maritime Border Order, Responding to New Methods, and Establishing Cooperation Systems

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) will conduct a joint inspection with related agencies at vulnerable ports and harbors for five days from the 19th to the 23rd to prevent maritime border order violations such as smuggling, illegal immigration, and visa-free entry prevention.

Exterior view of Mokpo Maritime Police Station

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 21st, due to repeated cases of maritime illegal immigration and stowaways recently, this joint inspection aims to establish a cooperative system by sharing information and surveillance equipment with related agencies.

This inspection will be conducted at 38 vulnerable foreign affairs ports and harbors within the jurisdiction, involving the National Intelligence Service, military units, Mokpo Customs, and local governments.

The main inspection points include △patrolling vulnerable ports and harbors within the jurisdiction and assessing the status of the resident reporting network △analyzing maritime illegal immigration routes using coastal rescue boats and sharing surveillance equipment △re-examining the possibility of illegal immigration at vulnerable areas related to recent stowaway cases (Jindo Gweseong Port).

In particular, in preparation for concerns about smuggling and illegal immigration during the agricultural off-season (March to July), new anticipated routes will be explored, and intensive patrols on sea and land will be continuously conducted.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “Through this joint inspection, we will establish a close cooperative system with related agencies and do our best to maintain flawless maritime security.”

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