Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

Hokkaido police raid N. Korean ship over fake $100 bills

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers tussle with crew members of the North Korean freighter Jihysan anchored at Otaru port in Hokkaido on April 24 as they searched the ship for evidence that one of the crew used fake $100 bills to buy goods.

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