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Police director retracts, says some Korean mafia hiding in Cebu

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Edgar Escalante, Junrey Nadela and Aiza Marrie Layague, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/12/ick-joo-jee-011217.jpg"/></figure></div>CEBU - Police Regional Office 7 Director Chief Supt. Noli Talino said there are some members of the Korean mafia hiding in Cebu, retracting his previous statement.On Monday, Talino said there is no Korean mafia in Cebu.Talino said they found evidence that some members of the Korean mafia are hiding in the province, based on the investigation they conducted following President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s warning that a South Korean mafia, based in Cebu City, is into prostitution, illegal drugs, and kidnapping. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/04/17/duterte-warns-korean-mafia-in-the-philippines">Duterte warns &#x27;Korean mafia&#x27; in the Philippines</a></li></ul>Based on data the police gathered, the Korean mafia was active from 2009 to 2013. By 2014, however, the group started to lie low.In 2013, 147 Koreans became victims of crimes like theft, robbery, and physical injuries. The number nearly doubled the following year to 248. Next to theft, estafa and malicious mischief topped the cases involving Koreans.The number of crimes involving Koreans decreased to 206 in 2015 and to 163 in 2016. The Korean Consulate released an official statement on Tuesday saying it has not received evidence that would support Duterte&#x27;s claim on the existence of a Korean mafia in Cebu. &quot;The Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Cebu has not received any evidence or data from the Philippine government, through its security forces, that supported President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s recent pronouncement on the existence of Korean Mafia involved in illegal drugs and prostitution,&quot; the consulate said.Consul General Oh Sung Yong said that the news on the Korean mafia is affecting the morale of the Koreans in Cebu.&quot;It is quite unfortunate that on the basis of President Duterte&#x27;s remarks, some media reports have already undermined the Korean&#x27;s reputations and have cast them in bad light. Let it be emphasized that majority of the Koreans in Cebu respect and abide by Philippine laws,&quot; he said.The Korean attache and officials of PRO-7 had a closed-door meeting regarding the issue of the Korean mafia Tuesday afternoon.

CEBU - Police Regional Office 7 Director Chief Supt. Noli Talino said there are some members of the Korean mafia hiding in Cebu, retracting his previous statement.

CEBU - Police Regional Office 7 Director Chief Supt. Noli Talino said there are some members of the Korean mafia hiding in Cebu, retracting his previous statement.

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Police director retracts, says some Korean mafia hiding in Cebu

Edgar Escalante,

Junrey Nadela and Aiza Marrie Layague,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 07, 2017 09:36 PM PHT

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