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Weapons smuggled in North Korean plane

North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand Five held in Bangkok over 35-tonne cargo which included rocket launchers, grenades and missiles missiles Simon Tisdall guardian.co.uk,  13 December 2009

The plane from Pyongyang, North Korea was impounded at Don Mueang airport, Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Five crew members were detained.

A lethal cargo of rocket launchers, grenades and other weapons seized in Thailand at the weekend may be just a glimpse of what US and UN investigators say is a global North Korean illegal arms smuggling network used to finance its proscribed nuclear weapons programme…………….suspicion immediately fell on Iran, the destination of a previous illegal weapons shipment impounded in the United Arab Emirates in July.

North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand | World news | guardian.co.uk

December 14, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy