North Korean Government Involvement in Criminal Activities

Since 1976 Fifty drug arrests/seizures involving North Koreans in 20 countries

Big in Methamphetamine production and trafficking

Seizures of heroin originating in North Korea

Operational complexity of the "Pong Su" incident in Australia indicative of gov't operation

Mid seventies: North Korean diplomats checked a border entry points found with illicit drugs

Information received from informants that North Koreans are involved in drug dealing

Sting operations resulting in apprehension of North Koreans

1995 Vladivostock-seizure of heroin from North Koreans employed by North Korean State Logging Company. 8 Kilo seizure was sample of 2.2 MT of heroin to follow

Capture of Pong Su April 16, 1995 by Australia (50KG pure heroin)

Importation of large quantities of ephedrine

North Korean ships rendez vous with traffickers in North Korean territorial waters on high seas to transfer meth or heroin.

1998-2002 35% of meth seizures in Japan involved meth from North Korea

Counterfeit US Dollar notes deposited by NK diplomats in Macau

Taiwanese seizure of counterfeit cigarette wrappers to package $1 Bill worth of cigarettes

Smuggling of endangered species from Africa to Quandong in diplomatic pouches

NK has links to Russian, Japanese, Taiwanese, China-Hong Kong, and Thai organized crime elements