BTS concert scalping detected at 30 times the price..李 President: "Trace to the end, recover illicit profits"

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While a large-scale scalper who resold tickets for major performances such as the BTS concert at up to 30 times the face value and pocketed billions of won has been arrested by police, President Lee Jae-myung expressed his strong determination to crack down on scalping transactions.

On the 17th, President Lee Jae-myung shared an article titled "BTS concert tickets: 110,000 won → 3 million won... scalpers sold 2.4 billion won worth and even bought a house" on social media, stating, "We will trace scalping transactions that deprive people of their fair opportunity to watch performances to the end and definitely recover the illicit profits gained."

He also added, "A scalper who resold tickets for idol performances, foreign artists' concerts in Korea, sports events, etc., at up to 30 times the face value and pocketed billions of won has been arrested. We will clearly show that anyone trying to gain unfair profits through scalping will definitely have to pay a heavier price."

Earlier, the Cyber Crime Investigation Division 2 of the Gyeonggi Northern National Police Agency arrested and transferred a man in his 30s on charges including obstruction of business for using macro programs to mass-purchase tickets and resell them.

The suspect secured a total of 8,967 tickets from September 2018 to April this year, purchased large quantities of tickets for popular K-pop performances such as BTS, and resold them to pocket 2.4 billion won.

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