Bangladesh: North Korean Diplomat, Found With Gold Stash, Is Expelled

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Bangladesh expelled a North Korean diplomat on Monday, after he was caught smuggling $1.4 million worth of gold into Dhaka, officials said. Bangladeshi customs officers said Son Young-nam, the first secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Dhaka, had tried to smuggle 60 pounds of gold into the country on Friday. North Korea is under tight international sanctions that restrict its ability to move money through conventional means.