Tag: crime
N. Korea’s Second Corps takes action against crimes committed by soldiers
The Second Corps of the Korean People's Army recently issued an urgent order to crackdown on theft and fraud committed by soldiers against ordinary...
North Korean police arrest ten people for drug dealing
The North Korean police pulled off a sting that brought in more than ten people from a nationwide gang of drug dealers, Daily NK...
Five alleged burglars and murderers publicly executed in Chongjin
Five people allegedly involved in burglaries and murders in Chongjin were publicly executed in late August for “causing public disorder and sowing fear," Daily...
N. Korean teenager murders mother after selling off rice for smokes,...
A teenage boy in Yanggang Province's Pungso County recently turned himself in after murdering his own mother, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of...
Chinese police identify N. Korean man as suspect in recent murder
Chinese authorities have identified a North Korean man as a suspect in the recent murder of a Chinese man in Changbai Korean Autonomous County,...
N. Korea’s Social Security Regulation Act expands scope of crackdowns on...
North Korea enacted the "Social Security Regulation Act" in 2020 around the same time that it changed the name of the country’s national police...
Ongjin County man given six months of forced labor for stealing...
A man in his 50s in Ongjin County was recently given six months of forced labor after he was arrested on charges of stealing...
N. Korean teenager killed during burglary in Musan County
A North Korean teenager was recently killed during a burglary in Musan County, North Hamgyong Province, Daily NK has learned.
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Trio of N. Korean thieves sentenced to reform through labor for...
Three thieves were sentenced to reform through labor at a public trial held in Hamhung last month, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korean young person given three years of forced labor for...
A young person in Hamhung caught stealing a computer from a state agency was recently sentenced to three years of reform through labor, Daily...
