Through his business and others he paid, the suspect obtained firearms, often from Texas, and brought them into California to be shipped through the port of Long Beach, officials said.
Officials said Shengua Wen, 41, sent images of weapons and equipment, intended to be shipped to North Korea, to his co-conspirators. A Chinese national living in Ontario was arrested on Dec. 3 for allegedly exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea, officials with the Department of Justice said.
“Once Mr. Wen came to this country, North Korean officials reached out to him,” Estrada said. “They asked him to obtain specific items including firearms and ammunition.” On Aug. 14, a chemical threat identification device and a hand-held broadband receiver that detects eavesdropping devices were both seized by law enforcement in Wen’s home. Authorities allege Wen intended to send both items to North Korea. Then on Sept. 6, officials seized around 50,000 rounds of 9mm ammunition that Wen also intended to ship to North Korea, officials said.
“They told him that the idea with these military uniforms was to help in conducting a surprise attack on South Korea,” Estrada said.
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