US Seizes Tanker Used to Deliver Oil to North Korea
Voice of America
WASHINGTON - The United States seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker Friday that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.
A New York federal judge issued a judgment of forfeiture authorizing the United States to take ownership of the M/T Courageous, which is currently in Cambodia. The ship, which has a capacity of 2,734 tons, was purchased by Singaporean national Kwek Kee Seng, who remains at large, according to a Justice Department statement. "Kwek and his co-conspirators engaged in an extensive scheme to evade … U.S. and U.N. sanctions by using vessels under their control to covertly transport fuel to North Korea," the statement said.FILE - A regional hospital is seen from the street in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Sept. 20, 2021. Officials in the country say doctors are fleeing Cameroon to escape hardship, poor pay, difficult working conditions and unemployment. FILE - Nurses talk with a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound as he lies in a hospital bed in Kumba, Cameroon, Oct. 25, 2020.
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