Skip to content

North Korean Smuggling

In the fall of 1976, North Korean diplomats were expelled from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden for smuggling alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Connected Conn.

Popular Documents

October 21, 1976

Memorandum from Oy Alko Ab to Detective Inspector Veijalainen

A police report on the quantities of alcohol and cigarettes smuggled into Finland by North Korean diplomats.

October 28, 1976

Telegram from Norwegian Embassy in Pyongyang, 'Expulsion of North Korean Diplomats'

A notification for a letter received from the DPRK Embassy in Oslo.

October 21, 1976

Dispatch from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy in Beijing, 'North Korea's Embassy in Oslo'

Norway will not reverse its decision to expel the current North Korean embassy staff. Visas have been received and approved for new staff.

July 30, 1976

Note from the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Helsinki, to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland

A DPRK Embassy note on the departure of North Korean diplomats from Helsinki.

October 20, 1976

Memorandum from Juhani Suomi, Head of Political Department, ' Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Finland; Police Investigation and Possible Measures'

Finnish Foreign Ministry and police officials discuss evidence of smuggling carried out by North Korean diplomats in Helsinki.
View All Documents View Visualization

Explore Related Resources

Exterior of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

North Korea, the Smuggler State

In the fall of 1976, North Korean diplomats were expelled from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden for smuggling alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Go to Sources & Methods