Scores of LED-equipped, radar-capable traffic cameras have been spotted throughout North Korea’s capital city, pictures obtained by NK Pro reveal, with implications for traffic crime prevention and possible domestic surveillance.

The cameras, some of which may be equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology, have cropped up on some of Pyongyang’s most well known intersections and roads, pictures taken over the past twelve months show.

An official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s CCTV Investigation Unit told NK Prohe believed the primarily purpose of the cameras was related to traffic-related crime prevention