15 million won reward for police team who arrested ticket seller worth 2.4 billion won

A total of 180 million won will be paid after selecting 20 special achievements, including the promotion of temporary care centers.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji-eun Han = The National Police Agency announced on the 14th that it had selected 20 cases as special performance awards, including the arrest of professional ticket scalpers and the promotion of the introduction of temporary protection centers for suicide attempts.

The total reward is 184 million won, which will be paid out after detailed public verification over about a week.

Three people, including Captain Kim Chun-jung of the Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency, received a total of 15 million won for arresting a professional ticket scalper who had secured a large number of tickets through macro programs and other people's accounts.

The investigation team expanded the investigation based on 69 suspicious transactions and confirmed the resale history of 8,967 tickets worth about 2.4 billion won over a period of about 8 years. Assets worth approximately 1.3 billion won were subject to additional collection preservation measures prior to indictment.

Inspector Kim Yang-hyo and Inspector Cho Tae-hyeon of the Crime Prevention Policy Department of the National Police Agency were selected to receive a total reward of 15 million won for their contribution in laying the foundation for the introduction of a temporary protection center through consultation with related ministries.

The center is a facility that protects those who attempt suicide or have mental emergencies in a safe space and connects them to counseling and treatment after expert evaluation. We are discussing with relevant organizations a plan to pilot it in five locations across the country next year.

In addition, the arrest and repatriation of 19 members of a Kazakhstan-based scam organization, the introduction of a transaction suspension system for accounts used for new scam crimes, and the implementation of a youth cyber gambling voluntary reporting system were also included in the awards.