Yunlin Violent Debt Collection Group with 30% Monthly Interest Rate Busted, 9 Arrested
The Huwei Police Precinct in Yunlin County recently busted a violent debt collection criminal group led by a man surnamed Chang, who operated a loan shark business with a 30% monthly interest rate. Nine individuals, including Chang, were arrested and transferred for legal processing.
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(Yunlin County, CNA Reporter Chiang Yi-Ching, May 6) The Huwei Police Precinct in Yunlin County recently busted a violent debt collection criminal group led by a man surnamed Chang. The group profited from loan sharking with a 30% monthly interest rate, and if victims were unable to repay, they would use sticks to violently collect debts at their residences. The police arrested Chang and 8 others and transferred them for legal processing.
The Huwei Police Precinct today issued a press release stating that the police received information about a criminal group suspected of profiting from illegal lending and using violence and threats to collect debts from victims. The special task force's investigation found that the group was suspected of profiting from usurious lending, requiring borrowers to sign promissory notes as collateral. When victims were unable to repay, they would gather people, armed with baseball bats and sticks, and wearing masks, go to their residences and workplaces to violently collect debts, threatening and intimidating the victims and their families.
The police stated that the case was reported to Prosecutor Chou Fu-Hsueh of the Yunlin District Prosecutors Office for指揮偵辦 (commanded investigation), and the Huwei Precinct, in conjunction with the Criminal Investigation Division and the Juvenile Police Team, formed a special task force. After long-term evidence collection, a synchronized search and arrest operation was launched.
The police pointed out that the special task force conducted multi-pronged search and arrest operations in the early morning of May 4, successfully apprehending the 31-year-old man surnamed Chang and 8 others, and seizing modified firearms, ammunition, drugs, and other related crime tools.
The special task force's investigation revealed that the violent debt collection group led by Chang began operating in September last year, profiting from loan sharking with a 30% monthly interest rate, and forcing victims to repay every 10 days. Preliminary statistics indicate that there were 30 victims, mainly distributed in the townships of Tuku, Mailiao, Huwei, and Lunbei.
The police stated that Chang and the others are involved in violating the Organized Crime Prevention Act, the Act Governing the Control of Guns, Ammunition, and Knives, the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act, as well as extortion and usury. They have been transferred to the Yunlin District Prosecutors Office for investigation. The police will continue to delve deeper into clarifying the group's operating model, funding sources, and firearm sources.
The Huwei Police Precinct today issued a press release stating that the police received information about a criminal group suspected of profiting from illegal lending and using violence and threats to collect debts from victims. The special task force's investigation found that the group was suspected of profiting from usurious lending, requiring borrowers to sign promissory notes as collateral. When victims were unable to repay, they would gather people, armed with baseball bats and sticks, and wearing masks, go to their residences and workplaces to violently collect debts, threatening and intimidating the victims and their families.
The police stated that the case was reported to Prosecutor Chou Fu-Hsueh of the Yunlin District Prosecutors Office for指揮偵辦 (commanded investigation), and the Huwei Precinct, in conjunction with the Criminal Investigation Division and the Juvenile Police Team, formed a special task force. After long-term evidence collection, a synchronized search and arrest operation was launched.
The police pointed out that the special task force conducted multi-pronged search and arrest operations in the early morning of May 4, successfully apprehending the 31-year-old man surnamed Chang and 8 others, and seizing modified firearms, ammunition, drugs, and other related crime tools.
The special task force's investigation revealed that the violent debt collection group led by Chang began operating in September last year, profiting from loan sharking with a 30% monthly interest rate, and forcing victims to repay every 10 days. Preliminary statistics indicate that there were 30 victims, mainly distributed in the townships of Tuku, Mailiao, Huwei, and Lunbei.
The police stated that Chang and the others are involved in violating the Organized Crime Prevention Act, the Act Governing the Control of Guns, Ammunition, and Knives, the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act, as well as extortion and usury. They have been transferred to the Yunlin District Prosecutors Office for investigation. The police will continue to delve deeper into clarifying the group's operating model, funding sources, and firearm sources.