Japan reports to U.N. suspected case of N. Korea sanctions violation

The Japanese government said Wednesday it had reported to a U.N. Security Council panel a "strongly suspected" case of a transfer of goods between a North Korean tanker and a Commonwealth of Dominica-flagged vessel in the East China Sea in violation of U.N. sanctions.The tankers were detected by a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C aircraft in the early hours of Saturday. Disclosing photos of the two vessels alongside each other, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said they may have been "doing some kind of work" in dim lighting.The tankers were identified as North Korea's "Rye Song Gang…READ FULL ARTICLE