Singaporean woman fined $2600 for helping ship booze, soft drinks to North Korea



News Singaporean woman fined $2600 for helping ship booze, soft drinks to North Korea Shipping service employee pleaded guilty to facilitating delivery of half a million in beverages in violation of law Shreyas Reddy July 31, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pokka drinks obtained in Pyongyang in June 2019 \| Image: NK News A Singapore court has fined a shipping service employee for helping a local company supply spirits and soft drinks worth almost half a million dollars to North Korea in violation of domestic laws. The island nation’s State Court imposed a fine of around $2,600 (3,500 Singapore dollars) on Tuesday against Koh Poh Choo, a shipping manager at Skyline Shipping, after she pleaded guilty to one charge of helping Eluva International deliver luxury items to a North Korean recipient, with five related charges linked to her plea. A Singapore court has fined a shipping service employee for helping a local company supply spirits and soft drinks worth almost half a million dollars to North Korea in violation of domestic laws. The island nation’s State Court imposed a fine of around $2,600 (3,500 Singapore dollars) on Tuesday against Koh Poh Choo, a shipping manager at Skyline Shipping, after she pleaded guilty to one charge of helping Eluva International deliver luxury items to a North Korean recipient, with five related charges linked to her plea. 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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Singaporean woman fined $2600 for helping ship booze, soft drinks to North Korea

Shipping service employee pleaded guilty to facilitating delivery of half a million in beverages in violation of law

Shreyas Reddy July 31, 2024

Singaporean woman fined $2600 for helping ship booze, soft drinks to North Korea

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

A Singapore court has fined a shipping service employee for helping a local company supply spirits and soft drinks worth almost half a million dollars to North Korea in violation of domestic laws.

The island nation’s State Court imposed a fine of around $2,600 (3,500 Singapore dollars) on Tuesday against Koh Poh Choo, a shipping manager at Skyline Shipping, after she pleaded guilty to one charge of helping Eluva International deliver luxury items to a North Korean recipient, with five related charges linked to her plea.

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