I don’t think closer Sino-Korean relations were meant to include this:
Two Korean nationals have been accused by U.S. prosecutors of illegally shipping a pair of Black Hawk helicopter engines to China.
The men — who say the engines were intended for use in the Malaysian army — allegedly ordered four more of the $1 million engines before being caught, prosecutors said.
Kwonhwan Park and Sung-Ryul Chun are accused of using Malaysian and South Korean front companies to purchase the engines in violation of the Arms Export Control Act.
Park was arrested in April, while Chun remains on the run.
“Park and Chun caused the shipment of the two military Black Hawk engines to Malaysia, which were then diverted from Malaysia to the People’s Republic of China,” a four-count indictment reads.
“The engines were not delivered to the Malaysian army,” it said.
Interesting was how Park got busted:
Park was arrested on April 1 at Washington Dulles International Airport when he attempted to board a plane ultimately destined for Beijing, prosecutors said.
Inside Park’s luggage, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents allegedly found helmet-mounted military night vision equipment.
Helmet-mounted military night vision equipment? Probably was going to use it for deer hunting.
