North Korea Border Duty Loses Its Appeal

North Korea border duty loses its appeal

Attitudes inside North Korea toward serving in the border guard have shifted completely. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, soldiers could collect bribes for turning a blind eye to individual smuggling. Service conditions were relatively good, and the posting was popular. Since the pandemic, tighter border controls have cut off that smuggling. The border guard is now considered an undesirable posting. A source in Ryanggang province told Daily NK on T…

N. Korea border guard duty loses its appeal as bribes dry up - The Press United

Attitudes inside North Korea toward serving in the border guard have shifted completely. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, soldiers could collect bribes for turning a blind eye to individual smuggling. Service conditions were relatively good, and the posting was popular. Since the pandemic, tighter border controls have cut off that smuggling. The border guard is now […] The post N. Korea border guard duty loses its appeal as bribes dry up appeared f…