Four North Koreans intercepted during maritime defection attempt - Daily NK English

Four North Koreans intercepted during maritime defection attempt - Daily NK English

Four North Koreans were handed over to state security after being intercepted by a maritime patrol vessel while attempting to defect in a small wooden boat from Hwadae county on North Hamgyong province’s southern coast. A source in the province told Daily NK recently that the boat “was caught by a maritime patrol boat that suddenly appeared” last month, and the authorities determined the four were “trying to defect to South Korea.” According to …