The head of the maritime police department, which has neglected the initial response, has been greeted by the recent incident of a motorboat smuggling incident in Taean, Chungnam.

As loopholes are revealed at the maritime boundary, Haekyung, who has replaced the competent director, will also conduct an inspection investigation and blame those involved.

The Maritime Police Agency said today (5th) that Haman-Sik (51), the head of the Taean Coast Guard, was released from responsibility for neglecting the initial response to recent incidents of Chinese smuggling into the country.

Oh Yun-yong (57), head of the Central Coast Maritime Police Agency, head of the senior agency in charge of Taean, issued a warning.

The Korea Coast Guard appointed the new Taean Coast Guard Chief, Tae-yeon Yoon (51), Special Director of the West Coast 5th Province, who has extensive work experience in maritime security.

An official from the Office of Human Resources, Haekyung-cheong said, “This new greeting will take effect from 00:00 on the 6th, so the new chief will go down to Taean today.”

Between April 20 and yesterday (4th) this year, three smuggling boats were found within a 15km radius of Taean-gun, and it was pointed out that the maritime boundary between the military and the coast was neglected.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff investigation, last month, a motor boat smuggled into Taean was caught 13 times by military authorities such as coastal radar, but it was confirmed that the military did not take any action because of the misunderstanding of the motor boat with a fishing boat.

Normally, the maritime boundary is mainly used by the military using operational radars and thermal surveillance equipment (TOD), and the maritime police serve as surveillance aids based on military information.

However, it is understood that the Coast Guard has taken personnel action because it cannot escape the responsibility of neglecting maritime borders.

Of the three boats smuggled into Taean, the boat discovered on the 23rd of the month was found to have originated from Weihai, Shandong Province.

Eight Chinese smugglers using the boat were found to have raised money and bought boats and oil to cross the West Sea in order to find jobs in onion farms in Jeonnam.

Six of them, four of them and two of them, were arrested and arrested at the coast, while the other four are being tracked.

In addition, two out of five Chinese who were smuggled in April were also arrested recently.

The agency announced that it has initiated an inspection investigation into the case and plans to take strict measures when additional persons who are improperly handled are identified.

An official from the Public Prosecutors' Office of the Coast Guard said, "Six people including one team leader are conducting inspections in Taean."