A 1950s gang legacy returns in Seoul

Police have apprehended 40 alleged members of four organized crime groups in Seoul on charges including participation in a criminal organization and violent assault, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday.

The suspects included 21 members of the Dongdaemun gang and 19 members of three allied groups.

Thirty-two were referred to prosecutors, including 14 who were detained, while arrest warrants were issued for two members believed to be staying in the Philippines and Cambodia.

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