South Korea is facing a new, younger type of criminal — the ‘MZ gangster’ (Business Insider)

South Korea is facing a new, younger type of criminal — the ‘MZ gangster’ – By Polly Thompson (Business Insider) / Dec 24, 2023

• 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.

The country’s National Police Agency (NPA) said on Wednesday that 1,183 members of organized crime rings had been arrested across the country between August 7 and December 16, The Korea Herald reported.

According to the report, 888 of those arrested were “MZ gangsters” who were younger than 30.

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