Guns From US Smuggled Into North Korea by Hong Kong Network, Sources Say
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = A Chinese civilian organization secretly sending resources such as steel and weapons, which are prohibited from export to North Korea, via ship... at the free trade port ...
The true nature of an international smuggling organization procuring goods from the United States and transferring them to North Korea has been revealed. It has been confirmed that a sophisticated illegal trading network is running rampant in East Asian waters, exploiting loopholes in free trade ports and gaps in UN surveillance. Disguised as ‘refrigerators and kitchenware,’ the smuggling even exploited the belongings of North Korean diplomats. …
In 2024, the United States uncovered a case of weapons smuggling to North Korea. Japanese media reported that the case involved a smuggling ring based in Hong Kong, which smuggled weapons into the luggage of North Korean diplomats returning home, declaring them as "refrigerators" and "kitchenware" to conceal their activities and secretly transport them to North Korea. A Taiwanese man surnamed Wang was also accused of participating in the smuggli…
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