Chinese man in U.S. charged with sending weapons to North Korea

A Chinese man living in the U.S. illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state.

A Chinese man living in the U.S. illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state.

Shenghua Wen, 41, was living in Ontario, in Southern California east of Los Angeles, on an expired visa when he conducted the illicit trade, officials said.

At least two shipments of firearms and ammunition were sent, hidden in shipping containers, from the port in Long Beach and on to Hong Kong and then North Korea, according to court documents.

“The significance of this arrest and discovery of this scheme cannot be overstated,” Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, said in a statement.

An example of technology the Justice Department seized.U.S. Justice DepartmentLaw enforcement seized some material in the U.S. before it could be shipped, officials said.

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