Singaporean authorities on Wednesday said they are investigating two local companies for sending luxury goods to North Korea in breach of UN sanctions.

The case is also mentioned in a yet to be released report from the UN Panel of Experts (PoE) tasked with monitoring North Korean sanctions evasion, but was first the subject of a long-running NK Pro investigation published in July last year.

The report found a company called OCN and its export-focused subsidiary called T Specialist were moving luxury goods to Pyongyang and were also involved in running high-end department stores in the city.

“In respect of the