From: The Diplomat
A closer look at Pyongyang’s modus operandi.
By Rob Edens
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New Tool, Old Kit
The SWIFT attacks are the newest wrench in the Hermit Kingdom’s toolkit, but old fallbacks still pad its bottom lines. North Korea continues to engage in trafficking illicit cigarettes, pharmaceuticals, and ivory. According to a 2014 report compiled by an American human rights organization, smuggling narcotics in diplomatic bags and printing high-quality counterfeit cash has been a mainstay of the country for 40 years.
