10 Gang Members Arrested After Mass Brawl with Baseball Bats in Residential Area

Ten organized crime members who engaged in a mass brawl in a downtown residential area of Incheon and then fled have been arrested by police.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit announced today (the 28th) that it has arrested and transferred 10 members of criminal organizations in their 20s, including a person surnamed A, to the prosecution on charges of forming and operating a criminal organization and special assault under the Punishment of Violences, etc. Act.

Person A and the others are accused of engaging in a mass brawl and then fleeing at around 10:00 p.m. on June 3 in a residential area in Cheongna-dong, Seohae-gu, Incheon.

It was found that they consisted of six members from an Incheon-based gang and four members from a Seoul-based gang, who fought each other wielding baseball bats and sickles as weapons.

Investigators found that some of them had previously argued while incarcerated in a detention center because one side spoke ill of the rival gang, and after being released from prison, they renewed their dispute and gathered through a so-called emergency mobilization.

Responding to a 112 emergency call, the police arrived at the scene, secured nearby closed-circuit (CC) TV and vehicle dashcam footage, and subsequently tracked down and arrested all 10 members one by one across the country through investigative inquiries and communication records.

The police stated, "We will continuously monitor the movements of organized crime groups and strengthen intelligence gathering to cut off the possibility of reoffending," adding, "We plan to take stern action against organized crime that causes anxiety among citizens."
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