Wholesaler charged with exporting Pokka drinks worth over S$340k to N. Korea

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The case is scheduled to be heard in court on June 27.

Singapore has officially suspended all trade ties with North Korea as of November 2017, complying with the imposed sanctions on the country by the United Nations.

According to court documents, the company is said to have exported the prohibited goods, totalling about $341,000, between April 10 and Aug 8, 2018.If convicted, 123 Duty Free faces a fine of up to $100,000 or three times the value of the goods, whichever is greater. In August 2019, news website NK News reported that Pokka Singapore had pressured a distributor into hiding its dealings in North Korea in August 2018, following an earlier report that the company was actively seeking resellers in the country in spite of a trade ban.

 

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