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California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison

Shenghua Wen smuggled firearms and military tech worth $2 million from the U.S. to North Korea, following instructions from North Korean officials, authorities said.

  • A Chinese national named Shenghua Wen has been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally shipping military items to North Korea.
  • Wen admitted in court that the weapons were meant for a surprise attack on South Korea.
  • He shipped two containers of weapons from Long Beach, California, to North Korea in 2023.
  • The FBI seized 50,000 rounds of ammunition from Wen's home in Ontario, California, in September.
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BNO News broke the news in Tilburg, Netherlands on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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