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Kidnapping, detention cases involving S. Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 yrs: data

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of kidnapping and detention cases involvin...
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Korea Times News
· Jun 29, 2026
Kidnapping, detention cases involving Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 years: data
Kidnapping, detention cases involving Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 years: data
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 21, 2026
Dua suspek kes ‘culik palsu’ direman 14 hari, dibawa ke Sarawak
PETALING JAYA: Dua individu dipercayai terlibat dalam kes ‘culik palsu’ direman selama 14 hari bagi siasatan lanjut. Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah (JSJ) Bukit Aman, Datuk M Kumar berkata, reman terhadap kedua-dua suspek termasuk mangsa yang didakwa diculik, diperoleh di Mahkamah Majistret Johor Bahru, hari ini. “Kedua-dua suspek direman selama 14 hari dan mereka akan dibawa ... Read more The post Dua suspek kes ‘culik palsu’ direman 14 hari, dibawa ke Sarawak appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Yonhap News Agency
· Jun 24, 2026
(URGENT) 1 N. Korean soldier in custody after crossing border into S. Korea: JCS
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Off The Press
· Jul 7, 2026
DOJ announces 60-day, multi-agency Chicagoland sting nabbing 305 ‘fugitives’
Twenty-four children have been reunited with their families, 305 fugitives arrested, and 179 charges filed against defendants in 140 cases in a multi-agency federal operation, says the Justice Department in annoucing a weeks-long, multi-agency operation. The DOJ posted on Thursday that 11 agencies had participated “as part of this first-of-its-kind ‘badgeless’ enforcement initiative in Chicagoland in []...Click to read more
Vanguard News
· Jul 9, 2026
Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence
South Korea's highest court upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol's seven-year prison sentence on Thursday over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath. The post Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Related coverage for "Kidnapping, detention cases involving S. Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 yrs: data": Korea Times News — Kidnapping, detention cases involving Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 years: data. Utusan Malaysia — Dua suspek kes ‘culik palsu’ direman 14 hari, dibawa ke Sarawak. Yonhap News Agency — (URGENT) 1 N. Korean soldier in custody after crossing border into S. Korea: JCS. Off The Press — DOJ announces 60-day, multi-agency Chicagoland sting nabbing 305 ‘fugitives’. Vanguard News — Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence

