A ``500 billion won'' gambling site organization that involved up to the third year of junior high school = South Korea

A group that operated a gambling site worth around 500 billion won (approximately 56.2 billion yen) with the help of even teenagers was arrested by the police.
The Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency Cyber Crime Investigation Unit 1 has been in operation since December 2018.
Mr. A, a man in his 40s, who is the general manager of South Korea, is accused of operating gambling sites such as Sports Toto and Amidakuji for five years until March of this year (opening gambling halls, organizing criminal organizations, etc.)
It was announced on the 12th that 35 people were arrested and 10 of them were detained. They are based overseas, such as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Bali in Indonesia, where money laundering is easy.
It operated a gambling site and recruited approximately 15,000 members. In particular, it was revealed that even teenagers were involved in the organization.
They aim to make it possible for young people to be employed for less money than adults, and they are using social media, Internet STREAM, etc.
, even the influx of young people were made complicit in the crime. A total of 12 young people, ranging from second-year junior high school students to third-year high school students, gambled through gambling sites or assisted the person in charge.
They are organized in Korea by a general manager in charge of advertising, member attraction and management, a part of the management group, and comprehensive measures for money laundering, and in order to avoid police investigation.
The crimes were committed using methods such as skipped cell phones (mobile phones contracted under someone else's or fictitious name) and IP bypass. Police say that the proceeds earned by Mr. A and others from operating gambling sites are at least 5.
It is estimated that it will reach 00 billion won. Of this amount, 8.7 billion won (approximately 978.9 million yen) will be applied for ``pre-indictment preservation'' and the assets hidden by the suspect will be traced to the maximum extent possible and recovered.
It's a policy. Police have identified the former members of nine members fleeing overseas and are proceeding with deportation procedures arranged by Interpol.
In addition, 12 juvenile accomplices were sent to the Korean Gambling Problem Prevention and Treatment Hospital, etc.
We decided to collaborate and lead. The police said, ``In order to eradicate illegal gambling sites that are exposed to young people without protection, we will take measures to block harmful sites and prevent the recurrence of youth gambling by collaborating with prevention agencies.
We will provide information in parallel."