Japan police raid pro-North Korea group residences



News Japan police raid pro-North Korea group residences Raids come in connection to smuggling charges against S.Korean trader, may be due to stagnant abductee investigation Ha-young Choi March 28, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Matsutake Tomomarusan [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Japanese police raided the residences of six Chongryon’ members Thursday, including the home of its chairman Ho Jong Man. Japanese police said the trading company Toho, based in Tokyo and owned by South Korean Lee Dong-cheol, has been smuggling North Korean pine mushrooms and that Chongryon is connected to this operation. Japanese police raided the residences of six Chongryon’ members Thursday, including the home of its chairman Ho Jong Man. Japanese police said the trading company Toho, based in Tokyo and owned by South Korean Lee Dong-cheol, has been smuggling North Korean pine mushrooms and that Chongryon is connected to this operation. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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Japan police raid pro-North Korea group residences

Raids come in connection to smuggling charges against S.Korean trader, may be due to stagnant abductee investigation

Ha-young Choi March 28, 2015

Japan police raid pro-North Korea group residences

Matsutake Tomomarusan [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Japanese police raided the residences of six Chongryon’ members Thursday, including the home of its chairman Ho Jong Man.

Japanese police said the trading company Toho, based in Tokyo and owned by South Korean Lee Dong-cheol, has been smuggling North Korean pine mushrooms and that Chongryon is connected to this operation.

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