The U.N. Panel of Experts overseeing DPRK sanctions is investigating allegations that North Korean officials engaged in multiple wildlife trafficking schemes in Africa between 2022 and 2023, according to its latest report.

The first case involves a North Korean diplomat in South Africa named Yun Kil and was first reported by the website Pyongyang Papers, an anonymous blog that publishes allegations of North Korean sanctions violations. 

Pyongyang Papersalleged in March 2022 that Yun attempted to traffic $65 million worth of rhinoceros horns the same year, looking to sell the horns to a Chinese company via a Mozambique