This is the 9253rd most frequent Korean word.
검거했다고
"검거했다고" means "arrested" or "apprehended."
In this sentence, '검거했다고' is used to mean 'had apprehended' as part of a statement by the police announcing an arrest.
경찰은 용의자를 검거했다고 발표했다.
The police announced that they had apprehended the suspect.
Here, '검거했다고' is used in the context of a news report stating that an apprehension took place.
저녁 뉴스에서 범인을 검거했다고 보도했습니다.
The evening news reported that the culprit had been apprehended.
In this sentence, '검거했다고' conveys the act of apprehension in the context of an individual's claim about events following incidents.