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OFAC designates North Korean national working in Vietnam

Kim Su Il worked for North Korea's Munitions Industry Department

The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday designated a North Korean individual based in Vietnam for his involvement with sanctioned entities and prohibited trade.

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a DPRK national called Kim Su Il to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, noting his connection to North Korea’s Munitions Industry Department.

“The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a North Korean individual operating from Vietnam, Kim Su Il, for his ties to the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK),” OFAC said in an accompanying press release.

“Kim Su Il is also an employee