Tag: smuggling
N. Korean crackdown forces closure of businesses in Sinuiju
North Korean authorities are conducting a nationwide inspection focused on the cleanliness and general operations of restaurants, bath houses and other similar businesses. The...
China arrests dozens of North Koreans attempting to illegally enter the...
The Chinese border patrol is conducting an investigation after dozens of North Koreans were discovered illegally trying to enter China by ship, Daily NK...
Lax patrols lead to spike in smuggling across China-North Korea border
The intensity of patrols along the China-North Korea border has decreased over the past month, leading to a rise in smuggling operations bringing in...
Increasing number of N. Koreans flee across border with China
Despite intensified security along the China-North Korea border, an increasing number of people are trying to defect from North Korea due to economic difficulties...
Chinese patrol boat fires on North Korean smuggling vessel in late...
There has been a noticeable rise in smuggling activity along the China-North Korea border after China relaxed some of its COVID-19 controls, Daily NK...
N. Korea orders provincial authorities to ensure military units on border...
The North Korean government recently ordered provincial party and administrative organizations in the China-North Korea border region to make sure military units guarding the...
Yanggang Province arrests gang that allegedly sold gold from Taebong Mine
Prosecutors in Yanggang Province recently arrested a gang accused of extracting and selling gold from ore illegally acquired from Taebong Mine.
A source in Yanggang...
N. Korea engaged in unofficial trade with China to import holiday...
North Korea's Ministry of State Security engaged in unofficial trade, otherwise known as "state-led smuggling," last month to import various food for Victory Day,...
N. Korea arrests members of a gold smuggling ring in Hyesan
The Yanggang Province branch of the Ministry of State Security recently arrested several members of North Korea's wealthy entrepreneurial class, or donju, for smuggling...
N. Korea ratchets up crackdowns on wealthy business people amid concerns...
North Korea authorities continue to bust rich donju (North Korea’s wealthy entrepreneurial class) and security agents in regions along the country’s border with China....
