MELBOURNE - Australian police said on Sunday they had arrested a man accused of working on the black market to sell missile components and coal on behalf of North Korea, the first charges ever brought in Australia over the sale of weapons of mass destruction. EuroNews Chan Han Choi, 59, is accused of working to sell missile components and coal on behalf of North Korea. “This man was a loyal agent of North Korea, who believed he was acting to serve some higher patriotic purpose,” AFP Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan told reporters. Police will allege the man tried to broker the sale of missile components, including software for the guidance systems of ballistic missiles, as well as trying to sell coal to third parties in Indonesia and Vietnam. Gaughan said the man had been in touch with high-ranking North Korean officials but no missile components ever made it to Australia.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2017 18:11 UTC