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The alleged illicit activities of the North Korean state include manufacture and sale of illegal drugs, the manufacture and sale of counterfeit consumer goods, human trafficking, arms trafficking, wildlife trafficking, counterfeiting currency (especially the United States dollar and Chinese yuan), terrorism, and other areas.[1][2][3] It is alleged many of these activities are undertaken at the direction and under the control of the North Korean government and the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, with their proceeds going towards advancing the country's nuclear and conventional arms production, funding the lifestyles of the country's elite, and propping up the North Korean economy.[4]
- ^ Balbina Hwang (August 25, 2003). "DPRK Briefing Book : Curtailing North Korea's Illicit Activities". Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Stephen Mihm (July 23, 2006). "No Ordinary Counterfeit". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Ryall, Julian (2016-07-13). "North Korean diplomats linked to lucrative rhino horn trade in Africa". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Kan, Paul; Bechton, Bruce; Collins, Robert (2010). Criminal Sovereignty: Understanding North Korea's Illicit International Activities. Strategic Studies Institute. ISBN 9781584874324.: 2