The Korean National Police Agency is cracking down on 'no-show' scams involving impersonators. A special surrender period has been established for suspects to turn themselves in.
The National Police Agency announced Monday that it will hold a monthlong illegal weapons amnesty from April 1 to 30 in coordination with the Defense Ministry and the Interior Ministry.
The Korean police, in cooperation with Interpol, arrested 29 drug offenders throughout Southeast Asia and seized drugs worth 1.4 trillion won ($1.04 billion).
Three Korean fugitives wanted by Interpol on charges of robbery and physical assault were caught in the Philippines earlier this month, a top Korean police agency said Sunday.
North Korean hackers stole 1,014 gigabytes of data and documents from a South Korean court network over two years, according to the results of a joint probe released on Saturday.
North Korean hackers breached the internal networks of 10 South Korean defense companies and stole technical data over the past 18 months, according to the National Police Agency on Tuesday.
Police said on Monday that it expanded the English and Chinese interpretation services for the 112 emergency hotline into 24 hour coverage to promptly respond to reports from foreigners.
Police nabbed a 47-year-old man in a casino in Vietnam on Sunday after he fled the country following a credit union heist in Daejeon last month, ending a 24-day search involving Interpol.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced that the conscripted police system may be reintroduced as a part of measures to better prevent heinous crimes that target random people.
Police are investigating a series of murder threat posts posted online following a stabbing rampage in Bundang, Gyeonggi, on Thursday night.
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