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Chinese national in the United States accused of trafficking weapons to North Korea


Shenghua Wen, an illegal Chinese immigrant living in the U.S., was arrested for illegally exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea. He lived in California on an expired visa and sent shipments of firearms hidden in shipping containers to North Korea via Hong Kong. Authorities seized some material, including 50,000 rounds of 9mm ammunition, before it could be shipped. Wen claimed he was instructed by North Korean officials to send goods to the country. He bought guns through straw buyers in Texas and drove them to California. The North Korean officials also requested civilian aircraft engines and military uniforms from him. Wen is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, with a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. His case did not appear in publicly available records, and it was unclear if he had legal representation as of Tuesday afternoon.

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