Singaporen sentenced to three weeks’ jail for supplying S$575,000 worth of luxury goods to North Korea
The court heard that Chong Hock Yen earned about S$120,000 in profits over six years by illegally selling luxury goods to North Korea. — TODAY pic
Chong was a director and sole decision maker at the firms, with their main business being supplying goods to North Korea. These included cosmetics, perfume, watches clad with a precious metal and musical instruments.Under the United Nations Act, any person in Singapore, or Singaporeans outside of the country, are banned from selling or supplying luxury items to the reclusive state.
Chong pleaded guilty last month to eight counts of engaging in a conspiracy to supply luxury items worth nearly US$270,000.In July, his secretary Lam Hon Lan, 40, was fined S$6,000 for helping him, while North Korean accomplice Li Hyon was jailed four weeks. T Specialist’s director, Ng Kheng Wah, was jailed for two years and 10 months last year for supplying more than S$6 million worth of luxury goods to North Korea.The court heard that Chong committed his offences from December 2010 to November 2016. He shipped luxury items to:New Hope Joint Venture Corporation
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