US EditionUS Imposes Sanctions on Arms Network Linking North Korea and Myanmar
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned five individuals and one company for facilitating arms deals that fund North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs linked to Myanmar's military regime.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against five individuals and one entity involved in arms trafficking and funding Pyongyang's weapons programs.
- The network brokered weapons sales between Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation and Myanmar military regime, which since Feb. 1, 2021, has relied on aerial and artillery attacks causing civilian deaths and infrastructure damage.
- Royal Shune Lei Company Limited's leaders Tin Myo Aung and Kyaw Thu Myo Myint brokered deals and met KOMID representatives in China, while Kim Yong Ju coordinated sales of aerial bomb kits and monitoring gear.
- OFAC added two North Koreans, three Myanmarese nationals, and one Myanmarese company to the sanctions list, aiming to disrupt illicit networks and target DPRK weapons programs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said.
- Amid expectations of resumed talks, the sanctions increase pressure on North Korea's weapons supply chain despite speculation about a potential meeting at APEC on Oct. 31.
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US Imposes Sanctions on Arms Network Linking North Korea and Myanmar
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military.
US imposes sanctions on arms network linking North Korea and Myanmar
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programs, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military.
New US sanctions take aim at North Korean weapons sales to Myanmar junta
The U.S. has sanctioned six North Korean and Burmese targets for facilitating arms trafficking between the two countries, seeking to cut off a key network that generates revenue for Pyongyang and has enabled the Myanmar military’s lethal air strikes on civilians. The new designations take aim at overseas representatives of DPRK government agencies funding the […]
US sanctions Myanmar-based network over North Korean bomb sales, weapons financing
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on a network it said generated revenue for North Korean weapons programmes, including by procuring North Korean bombs and bomb guidance kits for Myanmar's ruling military
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