A group of illegal lenders who charged borrowers annual interest rates as high as 36,500 percent and used personal information to threaten victims into repayment were sentenced to prison.
For the second year in a row, large sharks are appearing in the waters not far from popular beaches in Busan, fueling unease among summer vacationers.
A criminal loan shark ring that charged annual interest rates exceeding 3,000 percent and distributed nude photos of borrowers as blackmail has been busted by Seoul police.
The military must reinforce training on officers and toughen their discipline.
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