Ulsan Cracks Down on Illegal Adult PC Cafés: 72 Booked and 10 Detained in Two-Month Operation

【Financial News Ulsan = reporter Choi Soo-sang】 The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency said on the 16th that it conducted a special crackdown on illegal adult PC cafés across Ulsan for two months from July through August. Police targeted 29 businesses involved in illegal cash exchanges and the operation of gambling venues, booking 72 suspects and detaining 10 of them.
The agency added that it seized 215 computers and 58 million won in cash. It also secured confiscation and collection orders for 1.2 billion won in criminal proceeds, effectively cutting off the financial foundation of the illegal operations.
The investigation by the Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency went beyond the lower-level businesses. It expanded to higher-level operators, including the masterminds and developers who supplied gambling programs to adult PC cafés, leading to the arrest of large overseas gambling-site organizations.
A key feature of the operation was the task force’s thorough identification of administrative violations, including failure to register business-name changes and violations of facility standards. Authorities also uncovered cases in which windows and entrances had been covered to prevent outsiders from seeing inside, and referred a total of 665 cases to five districts and counties in Ulsan.
Of these, 232 cases resulted in administrative measures, including ex officio cancellation, warnings, and business suspensions. Procedures are currently underway for 194 cases. 
The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency is swiftly pursuing follow-up procedures through a memorandum of understanding signed with local governments and the Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC). Tactics once used to evade administrative measures—such as abruptly closing businesses or changing their registered names to avoid crackdown teams—no longer work.
The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency said it will continue to investigate not only nominal business owners involved in illegal operations but also helpers, including landlords who rented out the buildings, imposing strict measures based on their degree of involvement. It also plans to continue joint inspections and blanket crackdowns with relevant agencies.
Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Choi Bo-hyun said, "This special crackdown established a one-stop response system extending from enforcement to administrative measures and follow-up management." He added, "We will continue strong enforcement so that illegal adult PC cafés can never gain a foothold in Ulsan again."


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