The number of illegal foreign residents in Korea fell below 400,000 for the first time in four years following intensified crackdowns under the government's five-year reduction plan, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
The Korean National Police Agency said Thursday that teenagers accounted for one-third of the 2,925 online gambler suspects swept up in a recent dragnet.
The number of people arrested in Korea on drug-related charges this past year reached 17,152, according to the National Police Agency (NPA) on Monday, breaking previous annual figures.
The government is conducting a joint inspection with the private sector against illegally mislabeling products’ origins for 100 days.
Police crack down on traffic violations committed by users of two-wheel vehicles such as motorcycles and bicycles and personal mobility devices such as electric kickboards in Gwanak, Seoul, on Wednesday.
The vehicles that will be seized include those that are owned by repeat offenders or killing someone while driving under the influence. The number of people killed from drunk driving rose from 206 in 2021 to 214 last year.
The Korea Customs Service will concentrate all of its resources and capabilities on the battle until it confirms the country is safe from drugs.
The government on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging strategy to combat illegal drug use and distribution and strengthen anti-drug education as President Yoon Suk Yeol called reports of illicit drugs being distributed to teenagers "most shocking."
Prosecutors on Wednesday detained a military official who was allegedly behind a 2017 plan to impose martial law to suppress the mass protests calling for the impeachment of then-President Park Geun-hye.
More than 10,000 illegal immigrants left Korea through a crackdown and the voluntary departure program in October and November, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
