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Data and information on the black market inside North Korea. Statistics concerning human smuggling, counterfeit goods and drug trafficking directed by the North Korean Government.

Opium production in North Korea

44 tons of opium was produced in North Korea in 2005, according to estimates.

Published April 27, 2008
Categorized as Substance Abuse Tagged Heroin, heroin prices, North Korea Economy

Human smuggling fee from North Korea to China

Citizens of North Korea attempting to be smuggled out of the country and into China pay human smugglers between $2,000 to $10,000.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged China Economy, Human Smuggling, North Korea Economy

50,000 to 100,000 North Koreans living in China

An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 North Koreans are believed to be living in China.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged China Economy, Human Smuggling, North Korea Economy

North Koreas enter and leave China

Published reports have stated that the as many as 500,000 North Koreans may have been to China and returned back to North Korea over the past ten years.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged China Economy, Human Smuggling, North Korea Economy

North Koreans entering China

Every year, between 8,000 to 10,000 North Koreans illegally cross into China.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged China Economy, Human Smuggling, North Korea Economy

Seizures of Supernotes from North Korea as of 2006

United States Authorities have seized around 50 Million Counterfeit Dollars known as Supernotes that originated from North Korea.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Counterfeit Goods Tagged Counterfeit Money, North Korea Economy, United States Economy

Profit for North Korea from Selling Fake US Dollars

North Korea earns an estimated $20 million annually from selling counterfeit US dollars.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Counterfeit Goods Tagged Counterfeit Money, North Korea Economy, United States Economy

Fake Cigarette Production in North Korea

41 billion counterfeit cigarettes produced each year in North Korea and are then sold in China, Japan, and the United States.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Business Security, Counterfeit Goods Tagged China Economy, Cigarette Smuggling, Japan Economy, North Korea Economy, United States Economy

Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea

So how does North Korea Officials seize films that are banned in North Korea? Reuters mentions one method: One analyst said a routine tactic used by North Korean police is to cut the electricity to apartment blocs before a raid and then go to each home to check what is on video tapes or DVDs… Continue reading Seizing Contraband Films in North Korea

Published October 9, 2007
Categorized as Counterfeit Goods Tagged Movie Piracy, North Korea Economy

Illegal Drug Exports from North Korea

Drug trafficking by North Korea generates $500 Million for the state, making it the world’s third largest opium trafficker and the world’s sixth largest heroin trafficker.

Published March 4, 2007
Categorized as Substance Abuse Tagged Heroin, heroin prices, North Korea Economy
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