Mexican courts have declined a request from an Israel-based legal group to sell a North Korean ship currently held in Mexico, to pay for legal damages awarded by a U.S. court.

The Shurat HaDin law center fights legal battles on behalf of victims of terrorism. The group won $330 million in damages for the abduction of a South Korean pastor who was presumed abducted and tortured by North Korea 15 years ago.

The confusing case highlights the difficulty of recouping such damages from the DPRK.

“North Korean assets are pretty difficult to find, however