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entertainment pub that was operating secretly in violation of quarantine rules was caught. It was a place where illegal aliens were hired to welcome guests, but when the enforcement team came, some hid under the ceiling of the bathroom, and the owner threw a fire extinguisher at the enforcement team and threatened to set it on fire.
Reporter Ha Jeong-yeon reports.
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An entertainment bar in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do.
Enforcement teams have launched the warrant, but the locked door cannot be opened.
[Enforcement Team: The warrant has been executed. Please open the door.]
Finally, the enforcement team forcibly opened the door.
[Enforcement Team: The door is open. Let's go in. Come out.] The
site of illegal business in violation of quarantine rules was captured.
The Seoul Immigration Office announced that they have caught two entertainment bars that have been operating illegally in violation of the order of prohibition of gathering and hiring foreigners who are staying illegally.
There were 15 illegally resident foreign workers caught at the scene.
19 guests were also arrested, some hid in the bathroom ceiling and were caught.
[Enforcement Team: Come down quickly, it hurts. How long will you be there We're not going.]
Owner A sprayed a fire extinguisher, threatened to set a fire, and was arrested as a current offender.
[Mr. A (owner): XX here, XX together.]
[Enforcement Team: Don't do it, don't do it.]
[Mr. A (Owner): Let it go, this XX.]
As a result of the investigation, they operated with the signage lights off to avoid crackdown, and it was revealed that they monitored the outside through CCTV .
The investigation team plans to forcibly evict all foreigners who worked illegally.
In addition, we plan to investigate the owner of Mr. A on allegations of interference with the execution of official duties and illegal employment, and send it to the prosecution.
(Video editing: Park Ji-in, VJ: Roh Jae-min)