North Korean ship carrying hidden ‘missile equipment’ detained after leaving Cuba
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A North Korean-flagged ship carrying what is believed to be “sophisticated missile equipment” hidden in sugar containers was stopped while returning home from Cuba, Panamanian officials said late Monday.
Speaking to Radio Panama, President Ricardo Martinelli said the captain of the ship tried to kill himself after officials began searching the consignment of sugar.
The vessel — identified by Lloyd’s List Intelligence as the Chong Chon Gang — was heading for the Panama Canal when it was stopped. It was then taken to the port of Manzanillo to be searched.
“We suspected that it was carrying drugs and we brought it to port and we started verifying everything that was on the ship,” Martinelli said. “We started disembarking the sugar and found some containers that we believe are carrying sophisticated missile equipment.”
He said that the ship was being held while a “more thorough investigation” was carried out.
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