Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea



News Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea Court records indicate contraband products followed similar route into DPRK as luxury goods sold from city-state in past Chad O'Carroll December 13, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pokka drinks obtained in Pyongyang in June 2019 \| Image: NK News Singaporean authorities have charged a manager from the local branch of the company Pokka with illegally selling US$1 million of canned coffee and milk beverages to North Korea, court documents seen by NK News show. The sales manager Phua Sze Hee, 59, allegedly processed around 1.3 million Singaporean dollars worth of orders on behalf of Pokka International Pte. Ltd (PIN), despite knowing that local companies would ultimately export the products to the DPRK via third countries in violation of Singaporean law, according to court documents. Singaporean authorities have charged a manager from the local branch of the company Pokka with illegally selling US$1 million of canned coffee and milk beverages to North Korea, court documents seen by NK News show. The sales manager Phua Sze Hee, 59, allegedly processed around 1.3 million Singaporean dollars worth of orders on behalf of Pokka International Pte. Ltd (PIN), despite knowing that local companies would ultimately export the products to the DPRK via third countries in violation of Singaporean law, according to court documents. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea

Court records indicate contraband products followed similar route into DPRK as luxury goods sold from city-state in past

Chad O'Carroll December 13, 2022

Singapore charges Pokka manager with selling $1M of canned drinks to North Korea

Pokka drinks obtained in Pyongyang in June 2019 | Image: NK News

Singaporean authorities have charged a manager from the local branch of the company Pokka with illegally selling US$1 million of canned coffee and milk beverages to North Korea, court documents seen by NK News show.

The sales manager Phua Sze Hee, 59, allegedly processed around 1.3 million Singaporean dollars worth of orders on behalf of Pokka International Pte. Ltd (PIN), despite knowing that local companies would ultimately export the products to the DPRK via third countries in violation of Singaporean law, according to court documents.

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