Showing off your tattoos, holding a weapon and fighting...MZ gang arrest

A number of MZ gang members were arrested for posting photos of tattoos on social media, creating a sense of threat and fighting with weapons on the street.

The Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency's Criminal Task Force said it arrested 24 people, including 18 members of the gang S group and six who helped escape, and sent six of them to custody.

They are accused of committing various crimes by forming a gang in northern Gyeonggi Province from November 2018 to June 2022.

From April last year to March this year, they received tens of millions of won from owners of three Holdham pubs in the name of protection.

In April 2022, it was found that they had a gang fight with other gang members in Seoul with weapons on the road, making residents anxious.

In addition, he has been showing off his power by carving tattoos and organization names on his body, taking pictures or videos, and posting them on social media.

Police said they plan to crack down on indiscriminate show of power and violent crimes by gangsters in their 20s and 30s.