Raided N. Korean ship on suspected drug violations leaves port

Raided N. Korean ship on suspected drug violations leaves port

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1 leaves Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on May 13 after it was raided by Japanese police on May 12 on suspicion of smuggling amphetamine stimulant drugs into Japan in 2002. (Kyodo)

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