Four ships for the breaching sanctions on the regime. Three of those ships fly north korean colors. The flag of the fourth ship is not clear. North korea has defied u. N. Sanctions and restrictions in the past. Now a north Korean Defector tells cnn the regime has a sophisticated Smuggling Network and can easily trade in banned goods. Cnns brian todd has this report for us. We have new information tonight from this defector on exactly how kim jong uns regime gets weapons and other banned material out of the country to sell on the black market. This man knows how kim gets his cash and helped him get it, funneling billions of dollars a year to the young dictator. August 2016, a freighter is heading to the suez canal. Around 30,000 rocket propelled grenades made in north korea. Part of what a north korean
defector describes as a smuggling to line the pockets of kim jong un. How do north korean Smuggling Operations work . Are there people with false names . Are there ships with false names
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