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A 61-year-old Singaporean, Kwek Kee Seng, has been charged by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for violating U.S. and UN sanctions against North Korea.
According to a press release by the U.S. Attorney s Office in the Southern District of New York, Kwek had allegedly arranged for illicit deliveries of petroleum to North Korea through a ship called the M/T Courageous.
He also faces a second charge of laundering money on behalf of North Korea via the U.S. financial system by using front companies and false documentation, Manhattan U.S. attorney Audrey Strauss added.
North Korean ships active in China, data show
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A North Korean vessel underwent a safety inspection at the Chinese port of Yantai, according to data from the Port State Control Committee of the Asia-Pacific. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
April 23 (UPI) North Korean shipping vessels are active between China and North Korea and are receiving safety inspections overseas, monitoring shows.
Data from the Port State Control Committee of the Asia-Pacific showed the North Korean ship Ryon Hwa 3 was inspected at the Chinese port of Yantai on March 28, Voice of America s Korean service reported.
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The inspection record is a first for North Korean vessels in about eight months. In July, a North Korea-flagged vessel left behind a safety inspection record at the Russian port of Vladivostok, the report said.