Billion-dollar annual arms smuggling racket - Plane carrying North Korean arms stopped in Thailand

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/6806664/Plane-carrying-North-Korean-arms-stopped-in-Thailand.html

A plane carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea, including surface-to-air missile launchers, has been stopped in Bangkok.

The cargo included explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, missile and rocket launchers, surface-to-air missile launchers, spare parts and other heavy weapons. The haul may be just a glimpse of what US investigators say is a billion-dollar annual arms smuggling racket that helps to finance North Korea's nuclear programme.

Report: Plane impounded in Thailand contained missile parts for Iran Dec 16, 2009 20:13 Updated Dec 16, 2009 23:51

The official was quoted as saying the Thai investigating team considered Iran the likely destination because of the type of weaponry, including unassembled Taepodong-2 missile parts.