South Korea is facing a new, younger type of criminal — the 'MZ gangster'

Sun, 12/24/2023 - 04:31

The police prepare a police line around the crime scene of the incident and block the scene for a forensic investigation at the site of Itaewon disaster, Yongsan district on October 31, 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. — South Korea's National Policy Agency has been targeting organized crime rings.
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South Korea's National Police Agency has been targeting organized crime rings across the country.
A majority of those arrested lately are Gen Z or millennials below the age of 30.
The younger criminals have also shifted away from violence towards fraud and gambling crimes, The Korea Herald reported.

South Korean police have been cracking down on organized crime in recent months, and authorities have announced that a majority of those they have been arresting are Gen Z or millennials.