A Chinese man living in the U.S. illegally was arrested for exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and planning to send other technology to the country. Shenghua Wen, 41, was found to have sent at least two shipments of firearms and ammunition hidden in shipping containers from the port in Long Beach.
A Chinese man living in the U.S. illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state. Shenghua Wen, 41, was living in Ontario, in Southern California east of Los Angeles, on an expired visa when he conducted the illicit trade, officials said.
Wen said that in 2022, he was contacted by two North Korean officials in China who wanted him to send guns and ammunition to North Korea, the affidavit alleges. Wen bought the guns through straw buyers, mostly in Texas, and drove them to California, according to prosecutors. He “stated that it was a simple process for him to purchase firearms,” the affidavit alleges. He is accused of working with other, unnamed co-conspirators.
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