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In 2021, the NPA supervised all police departments in their work with corresponding au-
thorities to strike against illegal land excavation with a total of 58 suspects arrested in 8 cases,
illegal exploitation of mountainsides with a total of 212 suspects arrested in 101 cases, and ille-
gal deforestation with a total of 243 suspects arrested in 110 cases.

Cracking down on intellectual property right (IPR) infringements
The NPA supervised all police depart-

ments as they cracked down on the man-
ufacturing, selling, and smuggling of pi-
rated, counterfeit goods, and trade secret

infringements through various channels. In
2021, there were a total of 4,863 suspects
arrested in 3,672 cases, and products
with an estimated market value of over
Results of Cracking Down on Illegal Set-top Boxes
NT$102,960,030,000 were seized.

Cracking down on loan sharks (usury)
The NPA supervised all police departments while they investigated loan sharks (usury) cas-

es; in 2021, a total of 1,369 suspects were arrested in 693 cases, involving 1,276 victims, seizing
over NT$677,200,000. On the other hand, regarding illegal debt collection cases, in 2021, a to-
tal of 149 suspects were arrested in 67 cases, involving 152 victims, seizing over NT$36,890,000.

Cracking down on underground remittance services and illegal deposit-accepting cases
In 2021, the NPA supervised all police departments as they assisted in investigating under-

ground remittance services, with 70 cases involving 271 suspects, seizing over NT$29,490,000;
the total amount of the remittance value was about NT$2,485,480,000. The NPA also directed
all police departments to assist in cracking down on illegal deposit-accepting cases, with a
total of 199 suspects arrested in 73 cases, seizing over NT$29,280,000; the estimated value of

illegally accepted deposits was about NT$1,551,030,000.

Cracking down on currency counterfeiting cases

The NPA directed all police departments to assist in cracking down on currency counterfeit-
ing. In 2021, a total of 52 suspects were arrested in 39 cases involving NT dollars, seizing more

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