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North Korea Busts Global Sanctions via Bank in DR Congo - Report

A new report from The Sentry, shows that in an effort to evade the international sanctions designed to disrupt its nuclear weapons program, North Korea exploited vulnerabilities in certain parts of the banking sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo to gain access to the global financial system. The  report details how Afriland First Bank had an opportunity to prevent the illegal activity but failed to do so. DRC government officials and politicians appear to have been aware of what was going on but did not intervene, the investigation found.

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How North Korean Businessmen Busted Sanctions in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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