According to reports from Japanese news agency Kyodo News, North Korea has reportedly shut down its illicit fundraising and mysterious gift-purchasing offices. ”Office 38″ for long operated as the major procurer of luxury goods for Kim Jong Il, operating in conjunction with “Office 39″, a bureau in charge of bringing in foreign currency through drugs,
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