Canada has spotted at least 24 ship-to-ship transfers and over a hundred “vessels of interest”  potentially violating sanctions against North Korea since mid-October, the country’s Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.

Canadian naval and air assets — including the HMCS Winnipeg frigate and a CP-140 Aurora reconnaissance aircraft — are currently in the Indo-Pacific as part of the U.N.’s Enforcement Coordination Cell (ECC) to crack down on North Korea’s trade of coal, oil and other sanctioned commodities. 

“Canada’s participation in this multinational initiative is a demonstration of the international solidarity in support of peace and security on the Korean