Tag: arrest
Hollow victory: Drug dealer’s arrest exposes N. Korea’s enforcement challenges
A man in his 40s has been arrested for years of drug dealing in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province.
According to a Daily NK source in...
Curiosity and consequences: Young N. Koreans risk prison for S. Korean...
North Korea has recently intensified television inspections in the border city of Haeju to ensure locals are keeping their channels locked and avoiding South...
Revolutionary sparks: Tracking N. Korea’s covert operations from the 1980s to...
In a previous column, I wrote that North Korea changed the name of the party's United Front Department to Bureau 10. I explained this...
N. Korea executes young woman in public display meant to deter...
A young North Korean woman was publicly executed by firing squad in late January in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, following her conviction for murder,...
N. Korean professor arrested for running drug ring with students
A professor at Hamhung University of Pharmacology was arrested in December for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, with investigators discovering he had used students to...
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...