{"id":52509,"date":"2022-08-08T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52509"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:56:02","slug":"north-korea-security-agents-shake-down-remittance-brokers-money-border-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-security-agents-shake-down-remittance-brokers-money-border-region\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korea&#8217;s security agents shake down remittance brokers for money in border region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some members of North Korea\u2019s Ministry of State Security have recently focused a great deal of energy on taking money from \u201cbrokers\u201d who facilitate remittances from abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK last Thursday that officials with the ministry have recently grown rather frantic in busting remittance brokers in the China-North Korea border area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHaving lost their sources of income due to the closure of the border, security agents are cracking down on remittance brokers to make money,\u201d he claimed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the Ministry of State Security busted a broker operating in Hyesan late last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The broker \u2014 a man in his 40 identified by a fake last name, Pak \u2014 was nabbed by an agent while on his way to Komsan-ri to deliver money to the family of a defector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pak was carrying RMB 20,000 (around USD 2,957) in cash at the time of the bust. The broker asked the security agent to let him go \u201cthis one time.\u201d Pretending not to want the money at first, the agent then proposed they \u201csplit the sum 50-50.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, Pak gave the agent half of the cash \u2014 RMB 10,000 \u2014 and was set free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agent told the broker that he should find him when he moves money because \u201cyou won\u2019t get caught if the Ministry of State Security is watching your back,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode provides a glimpse of how security agents are using their official duties to fill their pockets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said that a similar incident happened in Hyesan as well. A broker in his 40s \u2014 again identified by the fake family name of Kim \u2014 was busted while on his way to deliver money to the family of a defector in Masan-dong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the agent released Kim after taking 40% of the cash he was carrying. Before leaving, the agent suggested that Kim find him \u201cat any time\u201d if problems arise in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even at the country\u2019s feared Ministry of State Security, agents in investigative departments might receive tons of bribes, but ordinary agents lead lives little better than those of the public at large, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo put food on the table, some agents are engaging in pathetic behavior like seeking out the head of the neighborhood watch unit or better-off families in their jurisdictions [to squeeze them for money],\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt seems security agents who used to live high on the perch while watching the backs of smugglers are having a tough time getting by as the borders remain closed,\u201d the source continued, adding, \u201cSecurity agents are the frontline in terms of protecting the leadership, so would they be shaking down remittance brokers if things weren\u2019t that bad?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220804-1\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some members of North Korea\u2019s Ministry of State Security have recently focused a great deal of energy on taking money from \u201cbrokers\u201d who facilitate remittances from abroad. 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