North Korea illegally exported around 1.5 million tons of coal last year, possibly by disguising the fuel as of Russian origin, according to a South Korean lawmaker. 

Pyongyang “continues to export coal, iron ore and other minerals that are completely banned under U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Yu Yong-weon of the conservative People Power Party stated on social media on Sunday.

The lawmaker said the DPRK carried out these exports using North Korean-flagged cargo ships and foreign-flagged vessels from China, Russia and others.

In addition to coal exports, North Korea “has reportedly been attempting to increase export volumes by recently falsifying