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Policing

Cracking down on usury
The NPA supervised all police departments while they investigated usury cases. In 2022, a total of

1,706 suspects were arrested in 1,011 cases, involving 1,451 victims, seizing over NT$742,910,000. On
the other hand, regarding illegal debt collection cases, in 2022, a total of 284 suspects were arrested
in 88 cases, involving 201 victims, seizing over NT$56,970,000.

Cracking down on underground remittance services and illegal deposit-accepting cases

In 2022, the NPA supervised all police departments as they assisted in investigating underground

remittance services, with 91 cases involving 207 suspects, seizing over NT$13,250,000; the total
amount of the remittance value was about NT$3,933,720,000. The NPA along with police depart-
ments had cracked down on 41 illegal deposit-accepting cases, and arrested 174 suspects, seizing
over NT$53,370,000. The estimated value of illegally accepted deposits was up to NT$1,316,790,000.

Cracking down on currency counterfeiting
In 2022, the NPA seized more than NT$1,220,000 in 34 counterfeit NTD notes, arresting 39 sus-

pects. A total of 18 suspects were arrested in 14 counterfeit foreign currencies with an estimated
market value of up to NT$1,660,000.

Cracking down on illegal drugs and food operations

In 2022, the NPA directed all police departments to crack down on illegal drugs, arresting a total
of 588 suspects in 556 cases. The NPA also mobilized 1,574 police officers carrying out 1,518 mis-
sions to investigate illegally-processed food cases, arresting 20 suspects in 8 cases.

Cracking down on money laundering

The NPA oversaw all police departments’ investigations on money laundering activities. In
2022, 7,189 cases involving 10,445 suspects were arrested and more than NT$32,327,840,000 in as-
sets were seized.

5. Traffic Safety
In 2022, police departments across Taiwan had ticketed a total of 15,016,547 traffic violations,
out of which 3,002,304 were considered serious violations. According to the outsourced “2022 Sat-

isfaction Survey on Police Traffic Law Enforcement and Accident Response,” the approval rate was
84.34%, showing that most people are satisfied with the police’s overall performance in terms of

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