Singapore Says Man Sought in Korea Sanctions Case Is in City

  • US accuses Singaporean of shipping fuel to North Korea
  • Singapore police say Kwek has been investigated since 2021
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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.