{"id":55867,"date":"2023-08-24T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=55867"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:54:35","slug":"state-security-agency-branches-border-use-family-members-defectors-bust-remittance-brokers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/state-security-agency-branches-border-use-family-members-defectors-bust-remittance-brokers\/","title":{"rendered":"State security agency branches on border use family members of defectors to bust remittance brokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of State Security branches in regions along the border with China have recently been making use of the family members of defectors to identify and catch remittance brokers, a source in North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Aug. 6, for example, Hoeryong security agents arrested a remittance broker as he was delivering money to the family of a defector. The broker met with misfortune when he visited the home of the defector\u2019s family, unaware that it was a trap set by the Ministry of State Security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPrior to this, the Ministry of State Security visited family members of the defector and threatened them into getting money out of the defector by lying about somebody needing money for an operation,\u201d the source said. \u201cA remittance broker went to the home of the family to deliver the cash and security agents arrested him on the spot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The security agents confiscated the RMB 10,000 (USD 1,390) from the man, along with two foreign-made mobile phones he used to confirm remittances. The remittance broker was taken to a local branch of the Ministry of State Security, where he is currently detained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent months, North Korea has been carrying out intensive crackdowns foreign mobile phone users as part of efforts to control the flow of information entering and leaving the country. Despite the crackdowns, people continue to use mobile phones on the sly. As a result, the authorities are now working hard to nab users of foreign-made mobile phones by using the family members of defectors, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBecause so many people were caught during the COVID-19 lockdown, the remaining mobile phone users are using their devices in very clandestine ways. Faced with difficulties catching Chinese mobile phone users, local branches of the Ministry of State Security are using the family members of defectors to lure remittance brokers into receiving money, with agents busting the brokers when they deliver the cash.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From the Ministry of State Security\u2019s perspective, they are killing two birds with one stone \u2014 not only do they nab people using foreign mobile phones, but they also get to keep the cash sent by the defectors, the source claimed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fact, as rumors spread that the state security agency is arresting remittance brokers using the family members of defectors, some people have even complained that \u201csecurity agents are engaged in a sophisticated money-making operation, using crackdowns as an excuse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEven a few days ago, an individual sent by a remittance broker who was delivering money sent from South Korea was arrested by security agents,\u201d the source said. \u201cRemittance brokers are now avoiding contact with people they don\u2019t know, which will make it grow harder for the family members of defectors to receive money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230818-5\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ministry of State Security branches in regions along the border with China have recently been making use of the family members of defectors to identify and catch remittance brokers, a source in North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. 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