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People who were soliciting people in the entertainment district of Wonju, Gangwon-do have been arrested by the police.

Police believe that they took a drunken man to another store and charged him with money, or threatened the business owners to extort money.



Reporter Su-jin Yoon of G1 Broadcasting reported.



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This man, who could not walk properly, was grabbed by his arm as soon as he left the bar and was taken to an entertainment establishment.



He's 'my guest', and he's blaming him.



[An entertainment company official: It is very common, really.

'cause I'm on drugs

600 million won?

I'm one guest.

Just gobble it up.]



Some say, 'I'll release people and stop customers' and take money from nearby stores.



[Karaoke staff: It's the same as asking to pay back.

At night, the solicitor is the boss in this town.

The gangsters can't touch the solicitors here.]



The solicitors who were said to be the chiefs of this town were being dragged away one after another by the police.



This 50-year-old solicitor was caught trying to drag a police officer in disguise.



[Solicitor: (How long have you been soliciting?) Why are you asking me that?]



There are 30 to 40 solicitors every day in this entertainment district.



It is so systematic that it goes to shifts by dividing it into zones, so even if one is caught, it hides in an instant.



[Solicitor: (Put it in your pocket. Don't call me.) You're not running away.

What great sin have I committed?

Did I commit a robbery, did I?]



As soon as I finished my statement, I didn't even speak loudly.



The police, who recently arrested eight solicitors in a intensive crackdown, are investigating fraud and threats against customers and business owners.



[Park Hee-in / Wonju Police Station Life Safety Division Manager: In order to eradicate (soliciting), the voluntary participation of business owners is required.

If any illegal acts are found, we plan to punish them strictly.]



The police, who declared war on solicitors, plan to continue a large-scale crackdown by strengthening their manpower, such as deploying a task force.



(Video coverage: Lee Kwang-soo G1 Broadcasting)