(Seogwipo=Yonhap News) Reporter Park Ji-ho = In response to the recent circulation of non-graded citrus fruits in the wholesale market, Seogwipo City has decided to implement 24-hour surprise inspections of non-graded citrus fruits until the end of this year. The city held an on-site response and inspection meeting on the 11th with the attendance of citrus distribution guidance officers and department officials, discussing measures to fundamentally block the illegal distribution of non-graded citrus fruits. The city plans to conduct surprise inspections during nighttime hours, including early morning, focusing on habitual violators of the citrus ordinance, and will also provide guidance on selective harvesting during inspections. Seogwipo City has been focusing on fundamentally blocking the illegal distribution of non-graded citrus fruits from the stage of shipment from the production area to the distribution stage in the wholesale market, and has detected 64 cases of illegal distribution of this year's citrus fruits, totaling 8,940 kg, imposing fines. Yu Ji-ho, Director of the Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Economy Bureau of Seogwipo City, said, "We will continue to conduct all-round inspections of illegal distribution of non-graded citrus fruits by mobilizing administrative power," and "We will strengthen guidance linked to the quality inspection system before the shipment of mandarin oranges and increase the participation of farmers and distributors in selective shipment, establishing an image of Seogwipo citrus that consumers can trust."