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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Yun Kil | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Country | South Africa | [sources] | |||
| Description | The UN Panel of Experts is examining reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea engaging in illicit wildlife trafficking. Yun Kil, a DPRK diplomat in South Africa, is under investigation for allegedly attempting to traffic $65 million worth of rhinoceros horn in 2022. Additionally, two DPRK nationals, including Yi Kang Dae, are reported to have financed or participated in smuggling rhinoceros horns and elephant tusks from Botswana to Mozambique, involving multiple countries, in late 2022 and early 2023. South Africa and Botswana have not found records of this activity, while Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi have yet to respond. | [sources] | |||
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| Embassy of the DPRK in South Africa | Diplomat | - | - | |
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