Tag: arrest
N. Korea targets medical facilities in crackdown on fake certificates
North Korean authorities in North Hamgyong province have launched a crackdown on medical facilities issuing fraudulent medical certificates in exchange for bribes. The clampdown...
Five women caught in drug and phone bust at N. Korean...
North Korean security agents arrested five women in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, for simultaneously violating two major anti-socialist laws: drug use and possession of...
Tragedy in Hoeryong: Young woman’s murder rattles community
A horrific crime has shaken the city of Hoeryong in North Hamgyong province, where a university student allegedly raped and murdered his boarding house...
N. Korea arrests water park manager for alleged ‘secret leaks’ to...
A manager of a foreigners' water park in Pyongyang was recently arrested by North Korea's Ministry of State Security.
According to a source in North...
N. Korea arrests major currency trader as exchange rates soar in...
North Korean authorities have arrested a prominent money changer in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, as part of a wider crackdown on illegal currency exchange amid...
Man arrested for posing as nephew of N. Korean foreign minister...
A man in his 30s was recently arrested by the Ministry of State Security for scamming people out of money by pretending to be...
N. Korea detains widow over comments on Juche calendar change
North Korean authorities have arrested a woman for questioning the suspension of the "Juche" calendar system that honored founder Kim Il Sung. The incident...
Death sentence: Senior state security official sold secrets to Chinese trader
A senior official from North Korea’s Ministry of State Security was recently executed on charges of leaking state secrets to a Chinese trader, Daily...
Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River
A father and son were caught by border guards trying to cross the Yalu River into China from Uiju county, North Pyongan province. The...
N. Korea exorts building supplies from currency traders in flood recovery...
North Korean authorities are forcing arrested money changers to donate building materials for flood relief instead of sending them to labor camps, marking a...
