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Singaporean jailed for supplying luxury goods to N. Korea

Container ships at the Port of Singapore Authority's Pulau Brani Terminal in Singapore recently. Ng Kheng Wah sent over S$6 million in goods – which also included cosmetics, musical instruments, watches and jewellery – to a department store chain in North Korea. – EPA pic, November 22, 2019.

A SINGAPOREAN trading firm director was jailed for nearly three years today for supplying US$4.4 million worth of luxury goods to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, the latest case of illicit trade between the countries being punished. Ng Kheng Wah, 56, was convicted of shipping items including wine, spirits and perfume to North Korea via Dalian in China over six years.

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