Korean police identified 126 ticket-scalping cases and arrested 157 people during a six-month crackdown from March through August, roughly six times the cases and arrests recorded in the previous intensive campaign. A professional scalper in Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency's jurisdiction used macros to acquire concert tickets in bulk over eight years and resold them for about 2.4 billion won, while police confiscated 1.2 billion won in criminal proceeds. Another suspect in Ulsan resold 800 million won worth of concert tickets over 11 months, with 400 million won confiscated. Performance-related cases led the crackdown, followed by sports and transportation tickets. People in their 20s and 30s accounted for 77.1% of arrests. Police reported security weaknesses and criminal methods to booking platforms, railway operators and card companies, and distributed updated investigation manuals after revised performance and sports laws took effect on Aug. 28. The special crackdown will continue through Oct. 31, focusing on professional scalpers.