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Singapore says man sought in Korea sanctions case is in city

Oil tanker M/T Courageous is seen docked in an undisclosed location and date. The US on Nov 2, 2022 offered $5 million to track down Singaporean businessman, Kwek Kee Seng, accused of violating sanctions on North Korea, including through oil shipments on the Courageous. (Photo by US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / AFP)

A businessman accused by the US of breaking international sanctions by transporting fuel to North Korea is currently in Singapore and has been under investigation there, the city-state’s police said.

The police said Kwek Kee Seng, director of the Singapore-based shipping company Swanseas Port Services (S) Pte, has been probed since April 2021 for offences committed under the island’s laws, and his passport has been impounded.

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