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.

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.

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)

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan. (Kyodo)

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it. (Kyodo)

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan. (Kyodo)