March 28, 2024
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Singapore company charged with shipping alcohol to North Korea

SinSMS Pte. Ltd. accused of shipping wine and spirits worth SGD600,000 over four-month period

A Singapore-based company sanctioned last year by the U.S. Treasury was on Thursday charged with facilitating shipments of alcohol worth SGD600,000 ($432,384) to North Korea.

SinSMS Pte. Ltd. -- an affiliate of the China-based Dalian Sun Moon Star International Logistics Trading Co. -- stands accused of shipping wine and spirits to the DPRK between October 2016 and January 2017.

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